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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 00:11 EDT (2,270 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 02:00 EDT (2,270 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:15 EDT (2,268 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:30 EDT (2,268 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:39 EDT (2,268 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 13:38 EDT (2,266 days ago) in Capricornus

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica and South America. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 15:51 EDT (2,264 days ago) in Capricornus

8.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 16:06 EDT (2,264 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 17 Feb 2018 at 07:37 EDT (2,262 days ago) in Aquarius

10.

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 2018 (2,260 days ago) in Ursa Major

11.

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 2018 (2,258 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. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 03:09 EDT (2,256 days ago) in Taurus

13.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 08:33 EDT (2,256 days ago) in Taurus

14.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Central Asia, Canada, China, Greenland, Mongolia, Russia, Corsica, Svalbard, Shetland and Orkney. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 12:19 EDT (2,256 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 27 Feb 2018 at 09:38 EDT (2,252 days ago) in Cancer

16.

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 2018 (2,252 days ago) in Carina

17.

Supernova SN2018yu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1888. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 (2,250 days ago)

18.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Iceland amongst others. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 at 00:56 EDT (2,250 days ago) in Leo

19.

Supernova SN2018zd discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2146. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 (2,249 days ago)

20.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 at 19:51 EDT (2,250 days ago) in Leo