The full moon instant occurs on February 9, 2020, at 7:33 UTC. The moon will appear full to the eye on both February 8 and 9. It'll be near the star Regulus in Leo. We in North America call the February full moon the Snow Moon or Hunger Moon.

This evening - February 3, 2020 - use the moon to find Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus the Bull. Aldebaran is a reddish star and represents the Bull's fiery eye. Also, watch for the tiny, misty, dipper-shaped Pleiades nearby.

February 2020 presents a good evening showing of Mercury for the Northern Hemisphere. This world will appear over the sunset point on the horizon as dusk gives way to nightfall for the next few weeks.

Tonight's waxing crescent moon shines close to Uranus. Learn how to locate the planet, using tonight's moon location and these links to charts and other info.

For several years now, astronomers have been searching for a hypothetical Planet 9 in the starry sky. You can use the constellation Orion to show you approximately where they're looking.

After sunset on January 26, 27 and 28, 2020, watch for the young moon and planet Venus in the west at dusk and nightfall. Use the lit side of the moon to locate Mercury, the innermost planet. If you have a telescope, use Venus to locate the Neptune, the farthest planet.

The lighted portion of the waning crescent moon will point toward Jupiter on the mornings January 21 and 22, 2020. Look east! You'll enjoy spotting Jupiter so near the sunrise.

Use the moon to find red Mars and red Antares before dawn on January 19, 20 and 21, 2020. Then, after Mars and Antares have faded from view, but before the sun comes up, try to catch the king planet Jupiter near the sunrise horizon.

On January 15-16, 2025, Earth sweeps closer to Mars than it will again for another 6 years. Mars is closest to Earth comes a few days earlier on January 12.

Look west after sunrise for the daytime moon. You'll find it in a blue sky. Watch for the moon in the next few mornings. It'll be higher in the west after each successive sunrise.