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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 at 16:05 EDT (1,913 days ago) in Capricornus

162.

Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 (1,913 days ago) in Virgo

163.

Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 03 Feb 2019 at 06:58 EDT (1,914 days ago) in Leo

164.

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 Feb 2019 at 04:23 EDT (1,914 days ago) in Sagittarius

165.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:05 EDT (1,915 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 Africa, Europe, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca and Ibiza. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:04 EDT (1,915 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:04 EDT (1,915 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Feb 2019 (1,916 days ago) in Vela

169.

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. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 (1,917 days ago) in Vela

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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. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 (1,917 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia amongst others. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:36 EDT (1,917 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:36 EDT (1,917 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'23". Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:35 EDT (1,917 days ago) in Ophiuchus

174.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Jan 2019 at 19:47 EDT (1,918 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°45'. Wed, 30 Jan 2019 at 18:52 EDT (1,918 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 22:03 EDT (1,919 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 27 Jan 2019 at 16:10 EDT (1,921 days ago) in Libra

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 (1,925 days ago) in Vela

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 2°24' of each other. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 10:14 EDT (1,926 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°26'. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 00:40 EDT (1,926 days ago) in Ophiuchus