February 1949

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 12%
11. 2 18%
12. 3 26%
13. 4 35%
14. 5 44%
15. 6 First qtr
16. 7 64%
17. 8 73%
18. 9 82%
19. 10 90%
20. 11 96%
21. 12 99%
22. 13 Full
23. 14 97%
24. 15 92%
25. 16 84%
26. 17 75%
27. 18 65%
28. 19 Last qtr
29. 20 43%
30. 21 33%
31. 22 24%
32. 23 16%
33. 24 9%
34. 25 4%
35. 26 1%
36. 27 New
37. 28 1%

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

Events in February 1949

1. Tue, Feb 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

2. Wed, Feb 212:53 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

3. Sun, Feb 63:05 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Wed, Feb 94:39 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Feb 104:04 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Feb 134:08 AM

   Full Moon Snow MoonSupermoon

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

7. Sun, Feb 136:29 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Feb 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.

9. Wed, Feb 1612:51 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Feb 197:43 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Mon, Feb 2112:47 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

12. Wed, Feb 237:31 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Feb 2612:45 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Feb 273:55 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Mon, Feb 2812:05 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Feb 2812:20 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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