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Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 16 Feb 2017 at 05:07 EDT (2,687 days ago) in Virgo

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Sat, 18 Feb 2017 at 10:42 EDT (2,685 days ago) in Pisces

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sat, 18 Feb 2017 at 14:33 EDT (2,685 days ago) in Libra

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Sat, 18 Feb 2017 at 16:13 EDT (2,685 days ago) in Libra

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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 19 Feb 2017 at 09:22 EDT (2,684 days ago) in Sextans

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Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 19 Feb 2017 (2,684 days ago) in Ursa Major

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 08:30 EDT (2,683 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 18:24 EDT (2,683 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 18:52 EDT (2,683 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 (2,683 days ago) in Carina

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Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 23:46 EDT (2,682 days ago) in Leo Minor

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 21 Feb 2017 at 14:10 EDT (2,682 days ago) in Leo

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Fri, 24 Feb 2017 at 02:09 EDT (2,679 days ago) in Capricornus

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Angola, southern Argentina, southern Chile and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:53 EDT (2,677 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:59 EDT (2,677 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 34' of each other. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 18:57 EDT (2,677 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 at 03:24 EDT (2,676 days ago) in Pisces

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The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 (2,676 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°19'. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 13:58 EDT (2,674 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus The Moon, Mars and Uranus pass close to one another. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 16:21 EDT (2,674 days ago) in Pisces