February 1944

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 First qtr
11. 2 64%
12. 3 74%
13. 4 82%
14. 5 89%
15. 6 94%
16. 7 98%
17. 8 100%
18. 9 Full
19. 10 98%
20. 11 95%
21. 12 90%
22. 13 83%
23. 14 76%
24. 15 67%
25. 16 57%
26. 17 Last qtr
27. 18 36%
28. 19 26%
29. 20 16%
30. 21 9%
31. 22 3%
32. 23 New
33. 24 1%
34. 25 4%
35. 26 10%
36. 27 18%
37. 28 27%
38. 29 38%

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

Events in February 1944

1. Tue, Feb 13:08 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Wed, Feb 210:23 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Feb 35:19 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

4. Fri, Feb 43:04 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Feb 91:14 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

6. Wed, Feb 91:30 AM

   Full Moon Snow MoonMicromoon

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

7. Wed, Feb 97:40 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Feb 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

9. Fri, Feb 116:03 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

10. Sat, Feb 127:39 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Feb 173:42 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Mon, Feb 213:42 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Feb 223:17 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Feb 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

15. Wed, Feb 239:59 PM

    New Moon

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

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