Sky Guide February 2012
| 1 | Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 21h UT. |
| 2 | Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 17h UT. |
| 7 | Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 1h UT.
Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 9h UT. The planet passes into the evening sky. Full Moon at 21:55 UT. |
| 8 | Alpha Centaurids meteor shower peaks. About 6 meteors/hour but can peak at up to 25/hour. Produces bright, fast meteors. Active Jan 28 to Feb 21. A sometimes major southern shower. Poor viewing conditions this year due to excessive moonlight.
Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 19h UT. |
| 10 | Venus 0.3° NNW of Uranus (41° from Sun, evening sky) at 1h UT. Mags. -4.1 and +5.9. |
| 11 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 19h UT (367,922 km; 32.5'). |
| 12 | Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 12h UT.
Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 22h UT. Mag. +0.5. |
| 14 | Last Quarter Moon at 17:05 UT. |
| 15 | Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 19h UT. |
| 21 | New Moon at 22:36 UT. Start of lunation 1103. |
| 25 | Moon near Venus (44° from Sun, evening sky) at 21h UT. Mag. -4.2. |
| 27 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. -2.2.
Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance 404,863 km; angular size 29.5'). |
| 29 | Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 2h UT. |
All times Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Standard Time = UT 5 hours)
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