Sky Events

February 2025

February 1: Conjunction of the Moon and Venus, with an angular separation of 2°20′

February 5: First Quarter Moon

February 6: Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter, with an angular separation of 5°29′

February 9: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars, with an angular separation of 46′

February 12: Full Moon

February 16: Venus at its greatest brightness in the evening sky

February 19: Bode’s Galaxy (M81) in Ursa Major is well-placed for observation.

February 20: Third Quarter Moon

February 27: New Moon

Mercury: Superior conjunction February 9. Visible approximately 30 minutes after sunset on February 25, 1.5° from Saturn.

Venus: Evening planet, visible soon after sunset.

Mars: Evening planet over 60° altitude when due south.

Jupiter: Well-placed evening planet.

Saturn: Deteriorating evening planet. Best at start of February.

March 6: First Quarter Moon

March 6: Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter, with an angular separation of 5°33′

March 7: Mercury at its greatest eastern elongation

March 8: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars, with an angular separation of 1°40′

March 14: Full Moon, and total lunar eclipse between 1:09 AM and 04:47 AM EDT

March 20: Vernal Equinox

March 22: Third Quarter Moon

March 29: Partial solar eclipse between 4:51 AM and 8:43 AM EDT

Mercury: Evening planet at start of March. Lost from view mid-month

Venus: Evening planet. Sets over 3 hours after sunset on March 1, and lost after mid-month.

Mars: Evening planet

Jupiter: Remains at a decent altitude throughout March

Saturn: Not visible in March.