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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Africa, Russia, Asia, Europe and Antarctica. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 at 19:45 EDT (2,714 days ago) in Leo

482.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 at 19:32 EDT (2,714 days ago) in Leo

483.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 08 Feb 2017 (2,716 days ago) in Carina

484.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2017 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 07 Feb 2017 (2,716 days ago) in Centaurus

485.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 07 Feb 2017 at 09:20 EDT (2,717 days ago) in Capricornus

486.

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. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 at 09:02 EDT (2,718 days ago) in Taurus

487.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 at 01:42 EDT (2,718 days ago) in Virgo

488.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Europe, Western Asia, Corsica, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands and RAF Akrotiri. Sun, 05 Feb 2017 at 16:34 EDT (2,719 days ago) in Taurus

489.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 05 Feb 2017 at 12:52 EDT (2,719 days ago) in Taurus

490.

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. Fri, 03 Feb 2017 at 23:19 EDT (2,720 days ago) in Aries

491.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 03 Feb 2017 (2,721 days ago) in Aquarius

492.

Close approach of Venus, Pluto and Mars Venus, Pluto and Mars pass within 5°22' of one another. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 at 06:31 EDT (2,722 days ago) in Pisces

493.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 21:31 EDT (2,724 days ago) in Pisces

494.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 20:08 EDT (2,724 days ago) in Pisces

495.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 (2,724 days ago) in Vela

496.

The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 (2,724 days ago) in Vela

497.

Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Pluto The Moon, Venus and Pluto pass close to one another. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 11:52 EDT (2,724 days ago) in Pisces

498.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°03'. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 09:34 EDT (2,724 days ago) in Pisces

499.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 30 Jan 2017 (2,725 days ago) in Cancer

500.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Thailand, India and Laos amongst others. Mon, 30 Jan 2017 at 06:19 EDT (2,725 days ago) in Aquarius