PARADE OF PLANETS • February 2026

Just Visible a little before Sunrise
Mars now precedes the Sun and can be seen in the morning but very low in the Eastern morning sky just before and above where the Sun rises. It will get higher and higher in the morning sky as the weeks go buy.

EVENING
Saturn is very low in the W est after sunset and above the sunset point. It does NOT twinkle which helps to identify it as a planet. However, since it is low in the sky, some twinkling may occur but not like that with stars.
Jupiter is in Gemini and high in the East 90 minutes after sunset. It is always brighter than any other “star” except for Venus. And, it will be amongst many of the brightest winter stars—a nice sight filling the top and southern areas of the sky.

Venus is trailing the Sun so you might be able to spot it within an hour after sunset, but very low in the Western sky and thus possibly blocked by horizon “clutter.” It might look like the headlight of a jet during twilight. It will get higher and higher in the western sky as the weeks go buy.

Remember • Twinkle Factor
The planets DO NOT normally twinkle like stars unless they are very close to the horizon or the atmosphere is extremely turbulent. So, even thought Saturn is not very bright, it is easier to identify because it does not twinkle.

February 2026 Sky Chart