February 1939

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 90%
12. 2 96%
13. 3 99%
14. 4 Full
15. 5 97%
16. 6 92%
17. 7 84%
18. 8 75%
19. 9 65%
20. 10 Last qtr
21. 11 45%
22. 12 35%
23. 13 26%
24. 14 18%
25. 15 12%
26. 16 6%
27. 17 3%
28. 18 1%
29. 19 New
30. 20 2%
31. 21 5%
32. 22 10%
33. 23 17%
34. 24 25%
35. 25 35%
36. 26 First qtr
37. 27 56%
38. 28 67%

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

Events in February 1939

1. Fri, Feb 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

2. Sat, Feb 42:55 AM

   Full Moon Snow MoonSupermoon

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

3. Fri, Feb 1011:12 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Feb 128:03 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Feb 149:32 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Feb 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

7. Sat, Feb 188:43 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Sun, Feb 193:28 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Wed, Feb 229:12 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Feb 254:10 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Feb 262:47 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Feb 2610:26 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.