February 1956

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 69%
12. 2 60%
13. 3 Last qtr
14. 4 40%
15. 5 31%
16. 6 23%
17. 7 15%
18. 8 9%
19. 9 5%
20. 10 1%
21. 11 New
22. 12 1%
23. 13 3%
24. 14 8%
25. 15 14%
26. 16 23%
27. 17 32%
28. 18 43%
29. 19 First qtr
30. 20 65%
31. 21 75%
32. 22 85%
33. 23 92%
34. 24 97%
35. 25 Full
36. 26 99%
37. 27 96%
38. 28 91%
39. 29 84%

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

Events in February 1956

1. Fri, Feb 311:08 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sat, Feb 410:41 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Feb 61:58 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Feb 7

   Apogee

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

5. Thu, Feb 94:16 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Feb 114:38 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Thu, Feb 1612:26 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

8. Sun, Feb 194:21 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Tue, Feb 215:15 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

10. Thu, Feb 237:28 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Feb 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.

12. Sat, Feb 258:42 PM

    Full Moon Snow Moon

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

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