Moon calendar
February 1948
- 1 Last qtr
- 2 43%
- 3 33%
- 4 24%
- 5 17%
- 6 10%
- 7 5%
- 8 2%
- 9 New
- 10 0%
- 11 2%
- 12 6%
- 13 11%
- 14 18%
- 15 27%
- 16 36%
- 17 First qtr
- 18 57%
- 19 68%
- 20 78%
- 21 87%
- 22 94%
- 23 98%
- 24 Full
- 25 98%
- 26 94%
- 27 88%
- 28 79%
- 29 70%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1948
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7:32 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:17 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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12:45 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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8:59 PM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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10:02 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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9:59 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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11:08 AM
Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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8:55 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:50 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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9:44 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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9:39 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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9:08 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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12:16 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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12:36 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.