February 1928

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 81%
12. 2 89%
13. 3 95%
14. 4 98%
15. 5 Full
16. 6 99%
17. 7 96%
18. 8 91%
19. 9 85%
20. 10 78%
21. 11 69%
22. 12 60%
23. 13 Last qtr
24. 14 42%
25. 15 32%
26. 16 23%
27. 17 15%
28. 18 9%
29. 19 4%
30. 20 1%
31. 21 New
32. 22 2%
33. 23 7%
34. 24 14%
35. 25 24%
36. 26 34%
37. 27 First qtr
38. 28 57%
39. 29 67%

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

Events in February 1928

1. Sun, Feb 53:11 PM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

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

2. Mon, Feb 61:40 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Feb 810:37 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Sun, Feb 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

5. Mon, Feb 1311:29 AM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Feb 132:05 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Wed, Feb 151:53 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Feb 1712:03 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

9. Sat, Feb 188:30 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Feb 1812:36 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, Feb 181:06 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Feb 214:41 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Thu, Feb 236:59 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Feb 239:47 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

15. Thu, Feb 232:48 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Feb 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.

17. Fri, Feb 2410:07 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

18. Mon, Feb 2710:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

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