Moon calendar
February 1921
- 1 32%
- 2 24%
- 3 16%
- 4 10%
- 5 5%
- 6 2%
- 7 New
- 8 1%
- 9 3%
- 10 7%
- 11 12%
- 12 20%
- 13 29%
- 14 39%
- 15 First qtr
- 16 60%
- 17 71%
- 18 81%
- 19 89%
- 20 96%
- 21 99%
- 22 Full
- 23 97%
- 24 93%
- 25 86%
- 26 78%
- 27 68%
- 28 59%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1921
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1:07 PM
Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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7:37 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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1:27 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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3:28 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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3:57 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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7:11 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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11:24 PM
Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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2:00 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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11:26 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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6:10 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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1:53 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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6:25 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
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4:32 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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11:57 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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4:01 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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1:37 PM
Uranus 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.