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THE moon is full on February.Id. 9h. 12m. and new on February 15d. l0h. 2m. U.T. Lunar conjunctions with the planets occur on the following dates: Venus on February 14d. Oh., Venus 5° N.; Mars on February 22d. lh., Mars 6° N. ; Saturn on February 22d. 3h., Saturn 3° N. ; Jupiter on February 23d. 19h., Jupiter 5° N. Mercury is an evening star until February 8, then a morning star. Venus is a morning star, and Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are evening stars. On February 24d. 2h. Mars is in conjunction with Saturn, Mars being 3.5° N. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are still well placed for observation during the month. The planet Uranus, seen as a 6th magnitude star, is in the western part of Taurus and about 5° south of the Pleiades. In the latitude of London the day lengthens by about 1¾ hours during the month.
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The Night Sky in February. Nature 149, 136 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/149136e0
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