What To Look For In The Sky: February 2025

What to look for in the sky in February 2025

February 1: Conjunction of Moon and Venus: The 4 day-old Moon will pass within 2.5° of each other in the western dusk sky. The pair will be impossible to miss and will be visible right after sunset. 

February 2-4: Moon and planets: Four planets will align in the sky along with the waxing crescent Moon. Saturn and Venus will be visible in the western sky, and Jupiter and Mars will be visible higher in the sky. The planets will form a line across the sky to not miss. 

February 9: Conjunction of Moon and Mars: The 11 day-old Moon will pass within 2.5° of Mars. Mars will be hard to miss shining it its signature red hue. 

February 12: Full Snow Moon: The Moon will reach its full phase, the February full Moon is also called the Snow Moon. 

February 25: Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn: Mercury will pass close to Saturn in the western dusk sky. To have the best chance of seeing this conjunction, find a place with a clear view of the western horizon. 

February 28: New Moon: The Moon will pass between us and the Sun, presenting a chance to see faint objects. 

PLANETS: 

Mercury will become accessible in the second half of the month in the western sky at dusk. 

Venus dominates the western sky after sunsets, blazing as the brightest speck of light in the sky. This month, it will appear as a crescent shape through a telescope. 

Mars recently passed opposition and continues to shine brightly throughout the night in its recognizable red hue. 

Jupiter recently passed opposition and rules the sky along with Mars. It is about as bright as Mars and is currently in the constellation Taurus

Saturn is approaching its solar conjunction, and will get closer to the Sun with each passing day. It will meet Mercury on the 25th for a spectacular conjunction.

Uranus remains high in the sky next to the Pleiades cluster in Taurus and can only be seen through an optic. 

Neptune is still visible in the constellation Pisces, close to Venus, and can only be seen through a telescope.