Here are some of the things to see in February:
- 9:30 PM, eastern sky – Jupiter rising in the sky just after sunset
- 4:30 AM, southeastern sky – Mars and Saturn visible above the horizon
- 6:30 AM, southeastern sky – Venus and Mercury visible near the horizon just before dawn
- 9 PM, southern sky – Orion constellation with the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel, Orion’s Belt and the Orion Nebula (Messier 42) with the Trapezium Cluster, a young open star cluster, embedded within the nebula
- 9 PM, southern sky – Canis Major with Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, and the bright open cluster Messier 41
Related: February constellations