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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 at 11:03 EDT (1,613 days ago) in Sagittarius

62.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Sat, 12 Feb 2022 at 04:28 EDT (1,612 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°34'. Sat, 12 Feb 2022 at 21:38 EDT (1,612 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 11:56 EDT (1,608 days ago) in Leo

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 (1,608 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 17:01 EDT (1,608 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 at 05:08 EDT (1,606 days ago) in Leo

68.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 19 Feb 2022 (1,605 days ago) in Ursa Major

69.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 (1,603 days ago) in Carina

70.

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. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 at 17:33 EDT (1,601 days ago) in Scorpius

71.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia and Pitcairn. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 at 08:42 EDT (1,598 days ago) in Sagittarius

72.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 at 17:25 EDT (1,598 days ago) in Sagittarius

73.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°44'. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 01:30 EDT (1,597 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 03:59 EDT (1,597 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 04:48 EDT (1,597 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. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 (1,597 days ago) in Carina

77.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 15:06 EDT (1,596 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 17:05 EDT (1,596 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 17:58 EDT (1,596 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 4°17'. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 18:46 EDT (1,596 days ago) in Capricornus