Moon calendar
February 1950
- 1 98%
- 2 Full
- 3 99%
- 4 96%
- 5 90%
- 6 82%
- 7 73%
- 8 62%
- 9 Last qtr
- 10 40%
- 11 29%
- 12 20%
- 13 12%
- 14 6%
- 15 2%
- 16 New
- 17 1%
- 18 3%
- 19 7%
- 20 13%
- 21 20%
- 22 28%
- 23 37%
- 24 First qtr
- 25 56%
- 26 66%
- 27 75%
- 28 83%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1950
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5:16 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:43 PM
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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4:30 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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6:35 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
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3:28 AM
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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5:19 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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1:32 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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9:31 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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3:02 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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10:37 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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5:53 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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
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8:52 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:56 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.