A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for February 2013:
Phenomena February
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| February 02 | Moon passes 0.3 degrees south of Spica mag 1.0, occultation is visible from South Africa (2 UT) |
| February 03 | Moon passes 3 degrees south of Saturn mag 0.6 (10 UT) |
| February 03 | Last quarter Moon (13:57 UT) |
| February 04 | Dwarf planet Ceres mag 7.9 is stationary in Taurus (17 UT) |
| February 05 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Antares mag 1.0 (7 UT) |
| February 07 | Moon is at perigee 365,318 km (12:05 UT) |
| February 08 | Mercury mag -1.0 passes 0.3 degrees north of Mars mag 1.2 (21 UT) |
| February 08 | Asteroid (68) Leto mag 11.5 is at opposition in Leo |
| February 09 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Venus mag -3.9 (13 UT) |
| February 10 | New Moon (7:21 UT) |
| February 11 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Mars mag 1.2 (14 UT) |
| February 11 | Moon passes 5 degrees north of Mercury mag -1.0 (18 UT) |
| February 13 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Uranus mag 5.9 (16 UT) |
| February 15 | NEO 2012 DA14 mag 7.2 makes close approach to Earth (34,100 km or 21,200 miles) |
| February 16 | Mercury mag -0.7 is at greatest elongation east 18 degrees (21 UT) |
| February 17 | Mercury mag -0.6 is at perihelion 0.307 AU (approx. 45.9 million km or 28.5 million miles) from Sun (2 UT) |
| February 17 | First quarter Moon (20:31 UT) |
| February 18 | Moon passes 0.9 degrees south of Jupiter mag -2.4, occultation is visible from southern Australia (12 UT) |
| February 18 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Aldebaran mag 0.9 (19 UT) |
| February 18 | Moon passes 0.3 degrees south of asteroid (4) Vesta mag 7.8, occultation is visible from central S. America and SW Africa (21 UT) |
| February 19 | Moon is at apogee 404,475 km (6:27 UT) |
| February 19 | Saturn mag 0.5 begins retrograde motion (9 UT) |
| February 21 | Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun (7 UT) |
| February 21 | Venus mag -3.9 is at aphelion 0.728 AU (approx. 109 million km or 67.7 million miles) from Sun (7 UT) |
| February 22 | Mercury mag 0.5 is stationary in Pisces (19 UT) |
| February 24 | Mercury mag 0.5 passes 4 degrees north of Mars mag 1.2 (22 UT) |
| February 24 | Asteroid (192) Nausikaa mag 10.8 is at opposition in Leo |
| February 25 | Full Moon (20:27 UT) |
| February 25 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Regulus mag 1.4 (11 UT) |
| February 25 | Asteroid (65) Cybele mag 11.4 is at opposition in Leo |