February 2026

In Rhythm 🌀 —February 2026 -

Ring of Fire, FireHorse, Ramadan & a Planetary Parade!

We have more winter light and a planetary parade at the end of the Month. Orion rides high after dusk, with Sirius blazing below-left of Orion. Jupiter is a steady beacon high in the evening sky this month.
Pick one night this week to:
1) Step outside 30–60 minutes after sunset
2) Find Orion’s belt (three stars in a short line)
3) Record 3 notes such as temperature, windw, the stars or constellations that you saw.

Use these star reference points as a “sky compass”!!!

Start with the evening anchors- after dark, facing south

Orion (belt stars: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka)
Betelgeuse (orange shoulder) and Rigel (blue-white foot)
Orion Nebula (faint “fuzzy” in Orion’s sword — binoculars help)
Sirius in Canis Major (down-left from Orion’s belt)

Jupiter (bright, steady “star” high in the evening sky)!!!
Saturn is appearing lower toward the horizon while Venus + Mercury are climbing into the west/southwest after sunset.

Moon Gates Suggestions

(Start • Shape • Show • Clear)

Location/time standard: Pilot Mountain, NC reference. Times shown in EST and UTC.

Gate	Lunar phase	Date (EST)	Time (EST)	Time (UTC)	What it’s good for
Show	Full Moon	Sun Feb 1	5:09pm	22:09	Visibility + Expression of what has emerged for you
Clear	Waning	Mon Feb 9	7:43am	12:43	Simplify + Release, with Grattitude
Start	New Moon	Tue Feb 17	7:01am	12:01	Intention, Allowing and Opportunity- what new patterns do you see
Shape	Waxing	Tue Feb 24	7:27am	12:27	Building and Refining

Sky Ledger highlights for February 2026

Feb 2 — Snow Moon occults Regulus (Alpha Leonis) in Leo (visibility depends on location). (Star reference: Regulus = “Heart of the Lion.”)
Feb 15 (late evening EST) — Saturn–Neptune conjunction. (Star reference: the Great Square of Pegasus; use Saturn as pointer.)
Feb 17 — Annular Solar Eclipse (Ring of Fire) — not visible from the eastern USA, most visible in Antartica.
Feb 18 — Thin crescent Moon and Mercury meetup can be seen very low in tht sky shortly after sunset.
Feb 19 — Mercury’s greatest eastern elongation is the best time to view it this month. Try low in the weion of the sky 30–60 minutes after sunset.
Feb 23–24 — The Moon can be seen near the “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades. (Star reference: Seven Sisters of the Pleiades)
Feb 26 — The Venus–Mercury conjunction__ will be hard because it is so close to the sun.
Feb 27 — See the Moon near Jupiter with Castor & Pollux nearby. (Star reference: Castor & Pollux.)
Feb 28 — Bring the family out to see the Planetary Parade of SIX planets !!! Look for it shortly after Sunset, forming an Arc on the Ecliptic in this order (starting from the low southwest region of the sky: Mercury/Venus/Saturn/Jupiter/Uranus (not visible)/Neptune)

🌙 AstroWaves (preview)

Open AstroWaves Preview

🌀 In Rhythm with ar practise/praxis

Actions to Consider this month:

Home + body: Enjoy the moisture, and the actual smells of nature- outdoors, Soil now, flowers later?
Work + craft: Can you find three repairs per week that you can do yourself? Include clothing, furniture, car, and home repairs. Tighten Up!
Community: Will you partner with others to plan gardens, or to buy seeds in bulk?