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Part 2: Mon February 09 – Sun February 15 2026

07:43 EST February 09 2026  | Moon at Last Quarter in Libra

Moon enters its Last Quarter phase in the constellation of Libra. This is when the side of Moon facing Earth is half illuminated. This occurs because The Sun and Moon are 90º apart along The Ecliptic, this is known as Square. Moonhas an RA of 15h06m36.3s and a declination of 23°32'34.7"S. The Sun in in the constellation of Capricornus with an RA of 21h32m39.7s and a declination of 14°34'17.7"S

Moon at Last Quarter in Libra. The Sun in Capricornus.

Venus and Saturn accompanying the Moon

(Picture 2 & 3 are captured from Stellarium)

rules: pick a song for each letter of your name and tag that many people

i was tagged by @ambientgaze thank you!

m - miss america - midwife & vyva melinkolya

a - an ode to no one - smashing pumpkins

d - dead nebula - stellarium

c - close to hell - ceremony (east coast)

0 - zero zero zero - henry's dress (yeah it's a "zero" in my username not an "oh" so is this cheating? i dunn0.)

w - when you look - kigo

I have seen some posts going around that in this poster Aziraphale and Crowley are looking at Alpha Centauri which to my amateur astronomer eye seemed completely WRONG for reasons listed below but I have noticed SOMETHING EVEN BETTER!

I put down some markers that helped me locate the exact patch of sky compared to an actual star chart. So, they are actually looking at the brightest star in the sky SIRIUS and a very well know constellation ORION (and some other cool objects in this area, as well a part of the Milky Way).

If they are indeed in London, this only further confirms it because these stars are visible from this latitude! Problem with Alpha Centauri is that it is way too deep in the Southern Hemisphere and therefore impossible to see from their latitude.

WHEN to see it? It's visible in the evenings and nights in winter, and in the summer it can only be seen in the pre-dawn hours.

WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT SIRIUS?

It's a binary star consisting of Sirius A and B, meaning that those two stars orbit each other every 50 years (while Alpha Centauri is a triple star system). Also, Sirius is one of the closest stars to the earth too! Historically, it was very important for navigation and has a big significance in various cultures, commonly refered to as the Dog Star.

I also just want to show the ORION NEBULA because it is one of the most beautiful nebulas, can even be seen by the naked eye (not like in the pictures though hahah)