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      Sky Chart For The Month of February, 2026                  

  

ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR FEBRUARY 2026

 

The Moon

The Moon passes about 1º south of Mars on 16^th, about 1½º north of Venus on 18^th, about ½º south of Mercury on 19^th, about 3½º north of Neptune on 20^th, about 4½º north of Saturn on 20^th, about  5½º north of Uranus on 24^th, about 3º north of Jupiter on 27^th. 

Eclipse 

Solar Eclipse: 

Annular solar eclipse will occur on 17th February. The eclipse begins at 15-27 I.S.T. and ends at 19-58 I.S.T. The eclipse will not be visible in India. 

The Planets 

Visibility of Planets:

 

Mercury: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 4^th of the month. From 5^th of the month the planet becomes visible in the western sky after sunset. Thereafter the planet sets about ½ hour to 1 hour after sunset upto the second quarter of month, about 1 hour to 1½ hours after it upto the third quarter of month and about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month. It is in Greatest Eastern Elongation of about 18º from the Sun on 19^th. The planet approaches the Perihelion position on its orbit or reaches nearest to the Sun on 19^th. The motion of the planet becomes Retrograde with respect to the Earth from 26^th. 

Venus:  The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 1^st of the month. From 2^nd of the month the planet becomes visible in the western sky after sunset. The planet sets about ½ hour to 1 hour after sunset throughout the month. 

Mars:  The planet is too close to the sun to be visible. 

Jupiter: The planet sets about 1½ hours to 2 hours before sunrise upto the second quarter of month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it upto the third quarter of month, about 2½ hour to 3 hours before it for the remaining days of the month. 

Saturn: The planet sets about 3½  hours to 3 hours after sunset upto first quarter of the month, about 3 hours to 2½  hours after it upto second quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 2 hours after it upto third quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it for the remaining days of the month. 

Uranus: The planet sets about 1 hour to ½ hour after local midnight time upto second quarter of the month and  close to local midnight time to about ½ hour before it upto the third quarter of month, about ½  hour to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomes Direct with respect to Earth from 4^th. The planet is in Quadrature with the Sun on 16^th. 

Neptune: The planet sets about 3½ hours to 3 hours after sun set upto first quarter of the month, about 3 hours to 2½ hours after it upto second quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 2 hours after it upto third quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it for the remaining days of the month. 

Conjunction of Planet: 

Mercury passes about 4½º north of Venus on 27^th.  

 

 

 

 

 

Source : : Director

Positional Astronomy Centre

India Meteorological Department

Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091.