February 1933

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 42%
12. 2 First qtr
13. 3 61%
14. 4 70%
15. 5 78%
16. 6 86%
17. 7 92%
18. 8 96%
19. 9 99%
20. 10 Full
21. 11 98%
22. 12 95%
23. 13 89%
24. 14 81%
25. 15 71%
26. 16 60%
27. 17 Last qtr
28. 18 37%
29. 19 27%
30. 20 17%
31. 21 10%
32. 22 4%
33. 23 1%
34. 24 New
35. 25 2%
36. 26 5%
37. 27 11%
38. 28 17%

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

Events in February 1933

1. Wed, Feb 19:40 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Feb 28:16 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Fri, Feb 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

4. Tue, Feb 76:45 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

5. Fri, Feb 108:01 AM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

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

6. Fri, Feb 108:17 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

7. Sat, Feb 114:20 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Feb 125:42 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Feb 121:44 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Feb 144:42 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Feb 179:08 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Sat, Feb 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,000 km.

13. Wed, Feb 2211:08 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Feb 234:04 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Feb 247:44 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Fri, Feb 247:46 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

17. Sat, Feb 2512:02 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Feb 273:18 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

19. Mon, Feb 278:41 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

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