Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).

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  • Crescent Moon nears Antares (pre-dawn)

    Early risers on Friday morning, February 21 can look in the southeastern sky to see the pretty sight of the waning crescent moon shining close to Antares. The duo will…

  • Mars Reverses Course (all night)

    On Sunday night, February 23, the bright reddish planet Mars will cease its westward motion through the stars of northern Gemini, ending a retrograde loop (red path with labeled dates:time)…

  • Mercury Climbs past Saturn (after sunset)

    On the evenings surrounding Monday, February 24, the swift orbital motion of the planet Mercury (dotted red path) will carry it upwards past Saturn, and close enough for the two…

  • New Moon (at 7:45 PM EST)

    The moon will reach its new phase on Thursday, February 27 at 7:45 p.m. EST or 4:45 p.m. PST, which converts to 00:45 GMT on Friday. At that time our…

  • Young Moon between Mercury and Saturn (after sunset)

    Mercury will continue to climb higher above Saturn in the western sky after sunset each evening (red dotted path). For observers in the Americas on Friday, February 28, the very…