February 1947

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 79%
15. 2 88%
16. 3 94%
17. 4 99%
18. 5 Full
19. 6 98%
20. 7 94%
21. 8 88%
22. 9 80%
23. 10 71%
24. 11 62%
25. 12 Last qtr
26. 13 43%
27. 14 33%
28. 15 25%
29. 16 17%
30. 17 11%
31. 18 6%
32. 19 2%
33. 20 New
34. 21 1%
35. 22 3%
36. 23 7%
37. 24 14%
38. 25 22%
39. 26 32%
40. 27 43%
41. 28 First qtr

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

Events in February 1947

1. Sat, Feb 112:56 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Feb 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.

3. Tue, Feb 44:29 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Feb 510:50 AM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

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

5. Sun, Feb 97:30 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Feb 124:58 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Wed, Feb 1210:44 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Feb 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

9. Wed, Feb 1911:03 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Feb 209:00 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, Feb 2010:38 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Fri, Feb 284:12 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Fri, Feb 287:14 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

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