February 2007 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, is in conjunction with the Sun. | 2200 |
| 2 | FULL MOON | 0600 |
| 2 | Saturn is 0° 9' south of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. | 2300 |
| 3 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 1° 1' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 1400 |
| 7 | Moon is at apogee. | 1300 |
| 7 | Venus is 0° 7' south of Uranus. | 1300 |
| 7 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 18° east of the Sun. | 1700 |
| 8 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon. | 0400 |
| 8 | Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun. | 1600 |
| 10 | LAST QUARTER | 1000 |
| 10 | Saturn is at opposition. | 1900 |
| 11 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 7' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 2200 |
| 12 | Jupiter is 6° north of the Moon. | 1000 |
| 13 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation east of the Sun back toward a position west of the Sun as viewed from Earth. | 1400 |
| 15 | Mars is 4° north of the Moon. | 0100 |
| 17 | NEW MOON | 1600 |
| 19 | The asteroid Juno appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 0000 |
| 19 | Moon is at perigee. | 1000 |
| 19 | Venus is 2° south of the Moon. | 1700 |
| 23 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction. | 0500 |
| 24 | FIRST QUARTER | 0800 |
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