List of events in sky this month – February 2017:
11 – Asteroid Ceres pases about a degree from Moon. Occultation event can be seen on some parts of Earth.
5 – Occultation of bright star Aldebaran by Moon. Central time of the occultation is 21:38 UT.
10 – Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The Moon passes through the outer edge of the Earth shadow between 22:34 UT and 02:53 UT.
11 – Full Moon.
11 – Regul pases less than 1 degree from Moon. Occultation event in southern hemisphere.
17 – Venus at brightest.
20 – Asteroid Eunomia in opposition.
22 – Asteroid Metis in opposition.
26 – New Moon.