Moon calendar
February 1901
- 1 96%
- 2 99%
- 3 New
- 4 99%
- 5 96%
- 6 91%
- 7 85%
- 8 77%
- 9 69%
- 10 60%
- 11 Last qtr
- 12 41%
- 13 32%
- 14 23%
- 15 14%
- 16 8%
- 17 3%
- 18 New
- 19 1%
- 20 4%
- 21 10%
- 22 18%
- 23 27%
- 24 38%
- 25 First qtr
- 26 60%
- 27 71%
- 28 80%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1901
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10:30 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
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1:12 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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12:17 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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12:05 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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12:04 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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1:28 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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9:45 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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5:28 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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5:14 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
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1:04 AM
Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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1:38 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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12:58 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.