February 2026 Sky

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  • On January 29, 2026
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  • Annular Solar Eclipse, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, M35, Mercury, Neptune, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus

February 2026 Sky

1 Full Moon at 22:09 UT.
3 Moon near Regulus at 5h UT (morning sky).
7 Moon near Spica at 8h UT (morning sky).
9 Last Quarter Moon at 12:44 UT.
10 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 17h UT (distance 404,576km; angular size 29.5′).
11 Moon near Antares at 5h UT ( morning sky).
17 Annular Solar Eclipse from 11:43 to 12:41 UT with greatest eclipse at 12:12 UT. Annularity spans a narrow path across Antarctica. Partial eclipse phases visible from southernmost Argentina and Chile, southern Africa, and Antarctica.
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2026 February 17 (GIF) (NASA)
• 17 February 2026 Annular Solar Eclipse (Time & Date)
• Solar Eclipses: 2021 – 2040 (Mr Eclipse)
• NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA)
17 New Moon at 12:02 UT. Start of lunation 1276.
19 Moon near Mercury at 0h UT (18° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.5.
19 Mercury at easternmost elongation at 18h UT (18.1° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.4.
19 Moon near Saturn at 21h UT (30° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 1.1.
20 Saturn 0.83° SE of Neptune at 21h UT (29° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. 1.1 and 7.9.
24 Moon near the Pleiades at 4h UT (evening sky).
24 First Quarter Moon at 12:28 UT.
24 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 23:25 UT (distance 370,135km; angular size 32.3′).
25 Moon at northernmost declination (28.4°) in 2025 at 23h UT.
26 Moon near M35 Cluster at 10h UT (evening sky).
27 Moon near Jupiter at 8h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.5.
27 Moon near Castor at 16h UT (evening sky).
27 Moon near Pollux at 22h UT (evening sky).
27 Mercury 4.5° NNW of Venus at 22h UT (13° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. 1.6 and −3.9.
28 Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44) at 23h UT (evening sky).
February 2026 Sky All times Universal Time (UT).

  • US Eastern Standard Time = UT − 5 hours.
  • US Pacific Standard Time = UT − 8 hours.
  • Australian Eastern Daylight Time = UT + 11 hours
  • Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.