February 1917

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 76%
13. 2 83%
14. 3 90%
15. 4 95%
16. 5 98%
17. 6 Full
18. 7 100%
19. 8 98%
20. 9 94%
21. 10 89%
22. 11 82%
23. 12 74%
24. 13 64%
25. 14 Last qtr
26. 15 43%
27. 16 33%
28. 17 22%
29. 18 13%
30. 19 6%
31. 20 2%
32. 21 New
33. 22 2%
34. 23 6%
35. 24 12%
36. 25 21%
37. 26 30%
38. 27 40%
39. 28 First qtr

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in February 1917

1. Fri, Feb 29:24 PM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Feb 51:26 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

3. Mon, Feb 51:26 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Feb 54:39 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Feb 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

6. Tue, Feb 610:28 PM

   Full Moon Snow MoonMicromoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

7. Thu, Feb 87:18 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

8. Mon, Feb 124:07 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Wed, Feb 148:53 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

10. Mon, Feb 196:49 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Feb 209:35 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Feb 203:38 PM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

13. Tue, Feb 205:55 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Feb 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

15. Wed, Feb 211:09 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

16. Wed, Feb 213:43 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Feb 247:28 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Feb 2811:44 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

19. Wed, Feb 284:43 PM

    Mars behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.