441.

Supernova AT2019bpu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 4551. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 (1,894 days ago)

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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, 04 Mar 2019 at 06:26 EDT (1,896 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed The Theta Carinae open star cluster (IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades; mag 1.9) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Mar 2019 (1,897 days ago) in Carina

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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, 03 Mar 2019 at 18:07 EDT (1,897 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Mar 2019 at 16:48 EDT (1,898 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°12'. Sat, 02 Mar 2019 at 16:27 EDT (1,898 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 at 13:28 EDT (1,899 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Micronesia, Polynesia, Baker Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Tokelau and Wake Island. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 at 13:26 EDT (1,899 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 at 13:26 EDT (1,899 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 (1,901 days ago) in Carina

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 (1,901 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 09:53 EDT (1,901 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 09:15 EDT (1,901 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 16:37 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 10:55 EDT (1,902 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. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 06:28 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 at 03:05 EDT (1,903 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Sat, 23 Feb 2019 at 09:31 EDT (1,905 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 (1,907 days ago) in Carina

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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. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 at 04:09 EDT (1,907 days ago) in Virgo