Moon calendar
February 1943
- 1 16%
- 2 8%
- 3 3%
- 4 New
- 5 1%
- 6 4%
- 7 10%
- 8 18%
- 9 27%
- 10 37%
- 11 First qtr
- 12 56%
- 13 66%
- 14 74%
- 15 82%
- 16 89%
- 17 94%
- 18 98%
- 19 100%
- 20 Full
- 21 98%
- 22 94%
- 23 89%
- 24 81%
- 25 72%
- 26 62%
- 27 Last qtr
- 28 40%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1943
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2:52 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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11:30 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
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7:29 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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7:37 PM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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5:19 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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8:40 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:48 PM
Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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10:30 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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8:02 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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5:52 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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1:37 AM
Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.
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1:45 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:10 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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2:23 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.