February 1927

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 1%
11. 2 New
12. 3 3%
13. 4 8%
14. 5 16%
15. 6 25%
16. 7 36%
17. 8 First qtr
18. 9 58%
19. 10 68%
20. 11 78%
21. 12 85%
22. 13 92%
23. 14 96%
24. 15 99%
25. 16 Full
26. 17 99%
27. 18 96%
28. 19 92%
29. 20 86%
30. 21 79%
31. 22 71%
32. 23 61%
33. 24 Last qtr
34. 25 42%
35. 26 32%
36. 27 22%
37. 28 13%

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

Events in February 1927

1. Wed, Feb 23:54 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Feb 210:17 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Feb 310:32 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Feb 31:48 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, Feb 32:05 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Feb 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.

7. Sat, Feb 53:34 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Feb 52:15 PM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Feb 86:54 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sun, Feb 138:04 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

11. Sun, Feb 138:11 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Feb 151:59 AM

    Neptune at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

13. Wed, Feb 168:27 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Feb 1611:18 AM

    Full Moon Snow Moon

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

15. Sat, Feb 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

16. Thu, Feb 242:03 PM

    Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Thu, Feb 243:43 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Thu, Feb 246:20 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Feb 247:37 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Feb 259:59 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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