ISO week 06 2025
This week is currently in preparation and will be published as part of the Star Almanack.
Week begins: Monday, February 3, 2025
Notation:
Calendar
| Date | Zodiac day | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | ♒ 16 | Imbolc · Winter–Spring midpoint — 14:10:28 UTC |
| Tue, Feb 4, 2025 | ♒ 17 | α Men —  V 5 — Antarctic WinterWinter Hexagon / Winter Circle center — Asterism —  V -1.4 — Tropical WinterM35, Shoe Buckle Cluster, open cluster in Gemini — V 5.3 — Northern Winter |
| Wed, Feb 5, 2025 | ♒ 18 | 🌓 First Quarter — 08:02:09 UTC NGC 2194, open cluster in Orion —  V 10 — Finest NGC — Tropical Winter |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | ♒ 19 | |
| Fri, Feb 7, 2025 | ♒ 20 | Mirzam (β CMa) — V 2 — Tropical WinterCanopus (α Car) — V -1 — Southern Winter |
| Sat, Feb 8, 2025 | ♒ 21 | β Mon — V 4 — Tropical Winter |
| Sun, Feb 9, 2025 | ♒ 22 | C49, NGC 2237-2239, Rosette Nebula, bright nebula in Monoceros — Finest NGC — Tropical Winter C50, NGC 2244, open cluster in Monoceros — V 4.8 — Tropical Winter |
Weekly Solar-System Ephemeris
Snapshot: February 3, 2025 · 00:00 UTC
Notation:
Naked Eye
| ☉︎ Sun | ☽︎ Moon | ☿︎ Mercury | ♀︎ Venus | ♂︎ Mars | ♃︎ Jupiter | ♄︎ Saturn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♒︎ 14°24′ β −0°00′ | ♈︎ 13°38′ β +1°23′ | ♒︎ 9°44′ β −2°03′ | ♓︎ 29°00′ β +2°14′ | ♋︎ 19°54′ β +4°14′ | ♊︎ 11°17′ β −0°29′ | ♓︎ 17°39′ β −1°55′ |
| Observing | ||||||
| ☉ | | ☉ | | | | |
Extended targets:
| ⚳︎ Ceres | ♅︎ Uranus | ♆︎ Neptune | ♇︎ Pluto |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♒︎ 21°46′ β −7°10′ | ♉︎ 23°16′ β −0°14′ | ♓︎ 28°02′ β −1°16′ | ♒︎ 2°07′ β −3°19′ |
| Observing | |||
| ☉ | | | ☉ |
β = ecliptic latitude (+ north, − south). Observing combines visual magnitude with solar elongation. Two telescope glyphs = substantial telescope. ☉ = Near Sun — not currently observable.
Notation:
Planet Finder
Sky Notes
Naked eye
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Binoculars
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Telescope
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