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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. Fri, 01 Feb 2030 at 11:00 EDT (2,080 days away) in Sagittarius

42.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 02 Feb 2030 at 11:08 EDT (2,081 days away) in Aquarius

43.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°24'. Mon, 04 Feb 2030 at 18:53 EDT (2,083 days away) in Aquarius

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 06 Feb 2030 at 22:30 EDT (2,085 days away) in Sagittarius

45.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2030 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Feb 2030 (2,087 days away) in Centaurus

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NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 08 Feb 2030 (2,087 days away) in Carina

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 09 Feb 2030 at 17:38 EDT (2,088 days away) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 01:00 EDT (2,089 days away) in Aries

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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, 10 Feb 2030 at 01:06 EDT (2,089 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 03:08 EDT (2,089 days away) 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. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 06:50 EDT (2,089 days away) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Tue, 12 Feb 2030 at 04:58 EDT (2,091 days away) in Taurus

53.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada, Russia and Alaska. Tue, 12 Feb 2030 at 04:58 EDT (2,091 days away) in Taurus

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 14 Feb 2030 (2,093 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°58'. Fri, 15 Feb 2030 at 07:26 EDT (2,094 days away) in Aquarius

56.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°03'. Sat, 16 Feb 2030 at 09:22 EDT (2,095 days away) in Capricornus

57.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 18 Feb 2030 at 01:19 EDT (2,097 days away) in Leo

58.

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. Tue, 19 Feb 2030 at 15:19 EDT (2,098 days away) in Leo

59.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 19 Feb 2030 (2,098 days away) in Ursa Major

60.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 20 Feb 2030 at 17:27 EDT (2,099 days away) in Taurus