Sun, Moon, and Stars: February 2001
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Sun, Moon & Stars
Movement of the heavenly bodies: February 2001
Movement of the heavenly bodies: February 2001
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February Calendar
| Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) | Hour (EST) |
 | 1 | FIRST QUARTER | 1400 | 9 am |
 | 2 | Saturn is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 1000 | 5 am |
| 2 | Jupiter is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 2200 | 5 pm |
 | 3 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 1200 | 7 am |
 | 7 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 2200 | 5 pm |
 | 8 | FULL MOON | 0700 | 2 am |
 | 9 | Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Uranus and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. | 1200 | 7 am |
 | 13 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction, that is, the Sun and the Earth are aligned on opposite sides of Mercury | 0000 | 7 pm (Feb. 12) |
 | 15 | LAST QUARTER | 0300 | 10 pm (Feb. 14) |
| 15 | Mars is 3 degrees south of the Moon. | 1000 | 5 am |
 | 18 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 5 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 0700 | 2 am |
 | 20 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 2200 | 5 pm |
| 20 | Neptune is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 2300 | 6 pm |
 | 21 | Mercury is 6 degrees north of the Moon. | 1600 | 11 am |
 | 22 | Venus is at its greatest brilliancy. | 0100 | 8 pm (Feb. 21) |
 | 23 | NEW MOON | 0800 | 3 am |
 | 24 | The asteroid Juno is 0 degrees 2 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1900 | 2 pm |
 | 25 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 0200 | 9 pm (Feb. 24) |
| 25 | The asteroid Juno is 1 degree north of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1700 | 12 noon |
 | 26 | Venus is 11 degrees north of the Moon. | 0800 | 3 am |
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