Moon calendar
February 1946
- 1 New
- 2 0%
- 3 3%
- 4 8%
- 5 15%
- 6 23%
- 7 34%
- 8 First qtr
- 9 56%
- 10 67%
- 11 77%
- 12 86%
- 13 93%
- 14 97%
- 15 Full
- 16 100%
- 17 97%
- 18 93%
- 19 87%
- 20 80%
- 21 72%
- 22 63%
- 23 Last qtr
- 24 44%
- 25 35%
- 26 26%
- 27 18%
- 28 11%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1946
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8:39 AM
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:30 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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11:43 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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11:44 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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12:01 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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11:28 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.
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3:40 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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9:28 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:46 PM
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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9:05 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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4:45 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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1:05 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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11:28 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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4:15 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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5:32 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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9:37 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.