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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. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 at 03:02 EST (14 days ago) in Aries |
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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 02:17 EST (13 days ago) in Taurus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 21:01 EST (13 days ago) in Taurus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 22:36 EST (13 days ago) in Taurus |
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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Brazil, French Guiana and the Canary Islands. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 at 17:35 EST (12 days ago) in Taurus |
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NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 (12 days ago) in Carina |
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α-Centaurid meteor shower 2025 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 (11 days ago) in Centaurus |
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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 07:19 EST (10 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 14:35 EST (10 days ago) in Gemini |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 14:49 EST (10 days ago) in Gemini |
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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Canada and Greenland amongst others. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 14:49 EST (10 days ago) in Gemini |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 08:53 EST (7 days ago) in Leo |
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Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 14:10 EST (7 days ago) in Leo |
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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 12:39 EST (5 days ago) in Leo |
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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 16:20 EST (5 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Sun, 16 Feb 2025 at 03:58 EST (3 days ago) in Pisces |
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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 at 07:27 EST (2 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 at 20:10 EST (2 days ago) in Virgo |
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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 at 11:23 EST (8 hours away) in Pisces |
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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. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 (Today) in Ursa Major |