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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 (802 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 (802 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 (802 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 (802 days ago) in Carina

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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 (801 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 17:05 EDT (801 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 (801 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 (801 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 07:34 EDT (799 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 40' of each other. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 10:40 EDT (799 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 12:36 EDT (799 days ago) in Aquarius

212.

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. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 (798 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 58'. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 at 20:52 EDT (798 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°38'. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 07:17 EDT (796 days ago) in Sagittarius

215.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 08:55 EDT (796 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 17:10 EDT (796 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 at 01:46 EDT (794 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga amongst others. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 at 01:46 EDT (794 days ago) in Aries

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The Wishing Well cluster is well placed The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 (792 days ago) in Carina

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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. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 at 05:46 EDT (791 days ago) in Taurus