101.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 04 Mar 2018 at 08:45 EDT (2,256 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 04 Mar 2018 at 04:19 EDT (2,256 days ago) in Virgo

103.

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. Sat, 03 Mar 2018 (2,257 days ago) in Carina

104.

Supernova SN2018zz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5419. Fri, 02 Mar 2018 (2,257 days ago)

105.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 at 19:51 EDT (2,259 days ago) in Leo

106.

Supernova SN2018zd discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2146. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 (2,258 days ago)

107.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Iceland amongst others. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 at 00:56 EDT (2,259 days ago) in Leo

108.

Supernova SN2018yu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1888. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 (2,259 days ago)

109.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 (2,261 days ago) in Carina

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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. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 at 09:38 EDT (2,261 days ago) in Cancer

111.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Central Asia, Canada, China, Greenland, Mongolia, Russia, Corsica, Svalbard, Shetland and Orkney. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 12:19 EDT (2,265 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 08:33 EDT (2,265 days ago) in Taurus

113.

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, 23 Feb 2018 at 03:09 EDT (2,265 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 21 Feb 2018 (2,267 days ago) in Carina

115.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 19 Feb 2018 (2,269 days ago) in Ursa Major

116.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 17 Feb 2018 at 07:37 EDT (2,271 days ago) in Aquarius

117.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 16:06 EDT (2,273 days ago) in Capricornus

118.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica and South America. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 15:51 EDT (2,273 days ago) in Capricornus

119.

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. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 13:38 EDT (2,275 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:39 EDT (2,277 days ago) in Sagittarius