First Quarter Moon (at 08:02 GMT)
The moon will complete the first quarter of its 29.53-day journey around Earth on Wednesday, February 5 at 3:02 a.m. EST, or 12:02 a.m. PST, or 08:02 GMT. At first…
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Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
Astronomical Events
Moon Crosses the Pleiades (overnight)
On Wednesday night, February 5, skywatchers in North America west of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Kansas City, Missouri can watch the orbital motion (green dotted line) of the bright, 60%-illuminated, waxing…
Moon Shines above Jupiter (evening)
As the sky darkens after sunset on Thursday evening, February 6, the bright planet Jupiter will shine less than a palm’s width below (or 5 degrees to the celestial south…
Moon Brushes the Bull’s Horn (evening)
On Friday evening, February 7 in the Americas, the bright, gibbous moon will shine closely below (or celestial south of) the bright star Elnath. That blue giant star serves to…
Moon Menaces Mars (all night)
In the eastern sky after dusk on Sunday evening, February 9, the bright, nearly full moon will be shining a short distance to the lower left (or celestial east) of…
