Moon calendar
February 1906
- 1 First qtr
- 2 61%
- 3 70%
- 4 79%
- 5 86%
- 6 92%
- 7 97%
- 8 100%
- 9 Full
- 10 98%
- 11 93%
- 12 86%
- 13 77%
- 14 67%
- 15 Last qtr
- 16 44%
- 17 33%
- 18 23%
- 19 14%
- 20 8%
- 21 3%
- 22 0%
- 23 New
- 24 2%
- 25 6%
- 26 11%
- 27 18%
- 28 26%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1906
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7:31 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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1:40 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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10:45 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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2:46 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:46 AM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.
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3:58 AM
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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11:23 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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9:14 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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3:46 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:59 AM
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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5:59 PM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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2:43 AM
Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun.
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2:57 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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5:39 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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5:48 AM
Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 0.9° of each other in the sky.
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6:48 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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7:28 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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7:30 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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5:41 PM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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12:33 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.