February 1930 Sky Events

Observer Location:Beijing (39.904°, 116.407°)

Monthly Sky Events Overview

23 sky events total, including 4 moon phases and 3 planetary events.

Daily Sky Events

All times are in local time (Asia/Shanghai)

Group Date Sunrise/Sunset Moonrise/Moonset Moon Phase Sky Events

Planetary outlook

February 1930 mid-month observing conditions

Mercury

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: 0.1
Constellation: Aquarius
Angular diameter: 6.9"
Status: near greatest eastern elongation

Observation tip: Visible to the naked eye; Mercury stays close to the Sun; best seen at dusk or dawn

Right ascension: 20h05m44s
Declination: -19°54'03"

Venus

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: -3.9
Constellation: Pisces
Angular diameter: 9.7"
Status: near greatest western elongation

Observation tip: Very bright, easily visible to the naked eye; Venus is the brightest planet and is best seen at dusk or dawn

Right ascension: 22h01m05s
Declination: -13°37'03"

Mars

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: 1.2
Constellation: Aquarius
Angular diameter: 4.1"
Status: near eastern quadrature

Observation tip: Visible to the naked eye; Its reddish appearance is obvious; it is best observed near opposition

Right ascension: 20h36m10s
Declination: -19°40'16"

Jupiter

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: -2.4
Constellation: Gemini
Angular diameter: 41.1"
Status: near western quadrature

Observation tip: Very bright, easily visible to the naked eye; Its moons are easy to spot and it is excellent for telescope observing

Right ascension: 04h19m50s
Declination: +20°55'39"

Saturn

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: 0.6
Constellation: Capricornus
Angular diameter: 15.5"
Status: near eastern quadrature

Observation tip: Visible to the naked eye; Saturn’s rings require a telescope to see clearly

Right ascension: 18h37m12s
Declination: -22°25'38"

Uranus

Fair
Apparent magnitude: 6.0
Constellation: Aries
Angular diameter: 3.4"
Status: near western quadrature

Observation tip: A telescope is required; Binoculars or a telescope are recommended

Right ascension: 00h33m45s
Declination: +02°55'13"

Neptune

Fair
Apparent magnitude: 7.8
Constellation: Virgo
Angular diameter: 2.3"
Status: near eastern quadrature

Observation tip: A telescope is required; A telescope is required; Neptune appears blue-green

Right ascension: 10h18m27s
Declination: +11°14'43"

Moon

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: -12.7
Constellation: Virgo
Angular diameter: 12803.1"
Status: Moon illumination 96.0%

Observation tip: Moon illumination 96.0%; good for observing lunar surface detail

Right ascension: 11h23m44s
Declination: +07°54'20"