Phenomena, 2006: February
Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease 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 |
| January | Phenomena, 2006 | March |
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