Moon calendar
February 1920
- 1 90%
- 2 96%
- 3 99%
- 4 Full
- 5 97%
- 6 93%
- 7 87%
- 8 79%
- 9 70%
- 10 61%
- 11 Last qtr
- 12 42%
- 13 33%
- 14 25%
- 15 17%
- 16 10%
- 17 5%
- 18 2%
- 19 New
- 20 1%
- 21 4%
- 22 9%
- 23 16%
- 24 25%
- 25 36%
- 26 First qtr
- 27 58%
- 28 69%
- 29 79%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1920
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
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1:18 AM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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8:42 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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1:30 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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3:42 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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3:30 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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2:31 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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3:49 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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6:05 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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5:38 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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4:35 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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9:08 AM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:49 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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10:50 PM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.