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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°09'. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 03:16 EDT (63 days ago) in Aries |
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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, 16 Feb 2024 at 10:01 EDT (62 days ago) in Taurus |
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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 at 15:18 EDT (62 days ago) in Taurus |
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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°42'. Sat, 17 Feb 2024 at 22:30 EDT (61 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Indonesia, Christmas Island and Cocos Islands. Sun, 18 Feb 2024 at 09:01 EDT (60 days ago) in Taurus |
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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 2024 (59 days ago) in Ursa Major |
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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 2024 (57 days ago) in Carina |
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Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 at 04:46 EDT (56 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 at 10:31 EDT (56 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 24 Feb 2024 at 07:30 EDT (54 days ago) in Leo |
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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. Sun, 25 Feb 2024 at 09:58 EDT (53 days ago) in Leo |
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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. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 at 19:25 EDT (52 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 (51 days ago) in Carina |
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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 03:52 EDT (50 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 16:15 EDT (50 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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. Sat, 02 Mar 2024 (47 days ago) in Carina |
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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada and Navassa Island. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 at 04:01 EDT (46 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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, 03 Mar 2024 at 10:24 EDT (46 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 at 16:34 EDT (46 days ago) in Leo |
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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'. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 at 00:00 EDT (41 days ago) in Capricornus |