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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. Tue, 05 Feb 2019 at 04:28 EDT (1,912 days ago) in Capricornus

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α-Centaurid meteor shower 2019 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Feb 2019 (1,909 days ago) 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 2019 (1,909 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°04'. Sun, 10 Feb 2019 at 11:18 EDT (1,907 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus The Moon, Mars and Uranus pass close to one another. Sun, 10 Feb 2019 at 15:48 EDT (1,907 days ago) in Pisces

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Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) passes perigee Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 (1,906 days ago) in Leo

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Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2019 apparition. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 (1,906 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 at 17:26 EDT (1,905 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 58' of each other. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 00:37 EDT (1,904 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 15:12 EDT (1,904 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 22:30 EDT (1,900 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 1°05' of each other. Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 07:18 EDT (1,899 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°05'. Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 08:50 EDT (1,899 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 19 Feb 2019 at 04:03 EDT (1,898 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 06:04 EDT (1,898 days ago) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 10:53 EDT (1,898 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 (1,898 days ago) in Ursa Major

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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. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 at 04:09 EDT (1,896 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 (1,896 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Sat, 23 Feb 2019 at 09:31 EDT (1,894 days ago) in Sagittarius