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First Quarter Moon at 23:13 UT.
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Moon near the Pleiades at 2h UT (evening sky).
• Occultation of the Pleiades (IOTA)
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 20h UT (361,488 km; 33.1').
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 17h UT.
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Full Moon at 14:49 UT. The full Moon of February is called the Snow Moon, Hunger Moon or Wolf Moon.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon from 12:37 to 16:40 UT, mid-eclipse at 14:38 UT. Northern side of the Moon will appear dimmer. Visible from NW North America, Pacific, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of February 09 (NASA)
• Path of the Moon through the penumbra (NASA)
• Lunar Eclipses for Beginners (Mr Eclipse)
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Moon near Regulus at 5h UT (midnight sky).
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Moon near Saturn at 15h UT (morning sky).
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Comet Lulin 3° from Spica at 5h UT. Mag +6.
• Catch Winter's Comet Lulin (Sky & Telescope)
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Last Quarter Moon at 21:37 UT.
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Mars 0.56° from Jupiter at 17h UT (19° from Sun, morning sky). Mags +1.3 and -1.9.
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Moon very near Antares at 21h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from SE Asia & Australia.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 17h UT (distance 405,129 km; angular size 29.5').
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Venus brightest at 23h UT (evening sky). Mag -4.6.
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Moon near Mercury at 22h UT (25° from Sun, morning sky). Mag -0.1.
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Moon very near Jupiter at 0h UT (23° from Sun, morning sky). Mag -2.0. Occultation visible from East Asia, Japan, and North Indonesia.
• Occultation of Jupiter (IOTA)
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Moon near Mars at 6h UT (20° from Sun, morning sky).
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Comet Lulin 2° from Saturn at 2h UT. Mag +5.
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Mercury 0.62° from Jupiter at 4h UT (24° from Sun, morning sky). Mags -0.1 and -2.0.
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Mercury, Mars & Jupiter within 3.7° diameter circle at 6h UT (23° from Sun, morning sky). Within 5° from 22-26 Feb.
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New Moon at 1:35 UT. Start of lunation 1066.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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Moon very near Venus at 0h UT (35° from Sun, evening sky). Occultation visible from parts of Antarctica.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.
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