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NASA's detailed guide to watching the sky.

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February - March Skywatching

An illustrated sky chart shows the evening sky in mid-February, facing south around 8pm. Jupiter is marked as a bright white dot near the top, right of center. Mars is a slightly smaller dot at top, left of center. Across the center of the chart are the winter constellations Orion, Taurus, and Gemini, plus the bright star Sirius.
Sky chart showing Jupiter and Mars high overhead after nightfall in February.
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Daily Guides Archive

An archive of retired NASA executive Gordon Johnston's monthly skywatching column.
The Next Full Moon is the Snow Moon
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The next full moon will be Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 2025, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth longitude) at 8:53 a.m. EST. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Monday night into early Thursday…

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The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon
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The next full Moon is the Wolf Moon; the Ice or Old Moon; the Moon after Yule; the start of Prayag Kumbh Mela; Shakambhari Purnima; Paush Purnima; the Thiruvathira, Thiruvathirai, or Arudhra Darisanam festival Moon; and Duruthu Poya. The next…

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The Next Full Moon is the Cold Moon
31 min read

The Next Full Moon is the Cold Moon, Frost Moon, or the Winter Moon; the Moon before Yule or the Oak Moon; the Long Night Moon; the Child Moon; the Datta or Dattatreya Jayanti Festival Moon; the Karthika Deepam Festival…

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