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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. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 11:51 EDT (589 days away) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Bouvet Island and Falkland Islands amongst others. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 22:50 EDT (589 days away) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 at 16:01 EDT (592 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 05:20 EDT (594 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune Saturn and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 54'. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 22:38 EDT (594 days away) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 at 07:02 EDT (596 days away) in Aquarius

787.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 at 07:12 EDT (596 days away) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8'02". Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 18:03 EDT (597 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 18:10 EDT (597 days away) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Mexico, the Contiguous United States, New Zealand and Australia amongst others. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 18:10 EDT (597 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 05:43 EDT (598 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 09:35 EDT (598 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 11:34 EDT (598 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 (598 days away) in Ursa Major

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°38'. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 19:03 EDT (598 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 (599 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 (600 days away) in Carina

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 at 22:04 EDT (602 days away) in Taurus

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 07:28 EDT (603 days away) in Taurus

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 18:14 EDT (603 days away) in Taurus