February 1954

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 5%
10. 2 1%
11. 3 New
12. 4 2%
13. 5 6%
14. 6 13%
15. 7 21%
16. 8 32%
17. 9 43%
18. 10 First qtr
19. 11 65%
20. 12 75%
21. 13 84%
22. 14 91%
23. 15 96%
24. 16 99%
25. 17 Full
26. 18 99%
27. 19 96%
28. 20 92%
29. 21 86%
30. 22 79%
31. 23 71%
32. 24 62%
33. 25 Last qtr
34. 26 43%
35. 27 33%
36. 28 24%

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

Events in February 1954

1. Wed, Feb 310:55 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Feb 312:59 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Feb 41:03 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Feb 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.

5. Wed, Feb 103:29 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Thu, Feb 1111:46 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Feb 133:05 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Sun, Feb 1412:20 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Feb 172:18 PM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

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

10. Mon, Feb 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

11. Thu, Feb 256:29 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Thu, Feb 2510:31 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

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