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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 05:43 EDT (148 days ago) in Aquarius

142.

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, Australia and New Zealand amongst others. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 18:10 EDT (149 days ago) in Aquarius

143.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 18:10 EDT (149 days ago) in Aquarius

144.

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 (149 days ago) in Aquarius

145.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 at 07:12 EDT (150 days ago) in Aquarius

146.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 at 07:02 EDT (150 days ago) in Aquarius

147.

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) passes perigee Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 (150 days ago) in Sculptor

148.

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 (152 days ago) in Pisces

149.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 05:20 EDT (152 days ago) in Capricornus

150.

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 (154 days ago) in Sagittarius

151.

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, Falkland Islands and Bouvet Island amongst others. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 22:50 EDT (157 days ago) in Scorpius

152.

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 (157 days ago) in Scorpius

153.

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. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 at 07:43 EDT (158 days ago) in Libra

154.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 08 Feb 2026 (159 days ago) in Carina

155.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2026 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Feb 2026 (159 days ago) in Centaurus

156.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 20:52 EDT (164 days ago) in Taurus

157.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 04:54 EDT (164 days ago) in Leo

158.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa, Northern America, Southern Europe, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 at 22:44 EDT (165 days ago) in Leo

159.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 at 17:09 EDT (166 days ago) in Cancer

160.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 at 08:16 EDT (166 days ago) in Cancer