Moon calendar
February 1952
- 1 39%
- 2 First qtr
- 3 59%
- 4 68%
- 5 77%
- 6 84%
- 7 90%
- 8 95%
- 9 98%
- 10 Full
- 11 100%
- 12 97%
- 13 93%
- 14 88%
- 15 80%
- 16 71%
- 17 61%
- 18 Last qtr
- 19 40%
- 20 29%
- 21 19%
- 22 10%
- 23 4%
- 24 1%
- 25 New
- 26 3%
- 27 7%
- 28 14%
- 29 23%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1952
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3:02 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:07 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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7:28 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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7:39 PM
Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.
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8:49 AM
Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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1:01 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 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:40 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.
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4:11 AM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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4:16 AM
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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9:28 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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11:00 PM
Moon and Jupiter 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.