Moon Phases and Astronomy for February 2023

Moon Phases and Astronomy for February 2023! Great astrophotography dates and more at Wild Hemlock WildHemlock.Com
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February 2023 is full of Occultations – where one celestial object obscures the view and hides another. Saturn will be in solar conjunction, which will hide the planet behind the Sun. Late this month, the Moon will occult Jupiter while being in geocentric conjunction with Venus. February ends with another occultation. This time Mars will disappear behind the Moon. Keep reading for more information about these astrophotography opportunities!

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Astronomical Phenomena

Conjunction Learn more about conjunctions in astronomy at Wild Hemlock WildHemlock.Com
Venus, Jupiter, & the Moon

in Conjunction
February 22

Moon Phases

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Full Moon

February 5
Third Quarter Moon

February 1
3
New Moon

February 20
First Quarter Moon

February 27

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon Facts

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Apogee:4th
Perigee:19th
Moon Name:Snow Moon

Meteor Showers

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Minor Meteor Showers

NamePeak DateRadiant
Constellation
Meteors
Per Hour
Best Viewing
Time, EST
α-CentauridFeb 8Centaurus6Not Visible from US

Planetary Alignments & Lunar Conjunctions

Planetary Alignments and Lunar Conjunctions - Learn more at Wild Hemlock, WildHemlock.Com
Mercury ☌ PlutoFeb 11
Venus ☌ NeptuneFeb 15
Sun ☌ SaturnFeb 16
Moon ☌ MercuryFeb 18
Moon Occultation of JupiterFeb 22
Moon ☌ VenusFeb 22
Moon Occultation of MarsFeb 27

February 2023



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