February 2006 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
---|---|---|
3 | Venus appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves toward its greatest elongation west of the Sun from a position east of the Sun as viewed from Earth. | 0700 |
5 | FIRST QUARTER | 0600 |
5 | Mars is 2° south of the Moon. | 2200 |
6 | Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun. | 0600 |
11 | Saturn is 4° south of the Moon. | 1500 |
13 | FULL MOON | 0500 |
14 | Moon is at apogee. | 0100 |
14 | Mercury is 0° 03' north of Uranus. | 1600 |
17 | Venus is at its greatest illuminated extent. | 2000 |
18 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 4' south of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon. | 0500 |
20 | Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon. | 0800 |
21 | LAST QUARTER | 0700 |
21 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 2' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 2100 |
23 | Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde to direct motion. | 0800 |
24 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 18° east of the Sun. | 0500 |
24 | Venus is 10° north of the Moon. | 2100 |
25 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0° 8' north of the Moon. Occultation of Ceres by the Moon. | 1000 |
26 | Neptune is 4° north of the Moon. | 1300 |
27 | Moon is at perigee. | 2000 |
28 | NEW MOON | 0100 |