February 1959

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 40%
9. 2 29%
10. 3 19%
11. 4 11%
12. 5 5%
13. 6 2%
14. 7 New
15. 8 1%
16. 9 4%
17. 10 9%
18. 11 15%
19. 12 22%
20. 13 31%
21. 14 40%
22. 15 First qtr
23. 16 59%
24. 17 68%
25. 18 77%
26. 19 85%
27. 20 91%
28. 21 96%
29. 22 99%
30. 23 Full
31. 24 98%
32. 25 93%
33. 26 86%
34. 27 76%
35. 28 66%

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

Events in February 1959

1. Sun, Feb 18:29 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Feb 34:17 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

3. Wed, Feb 47:03 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Feb 72:22 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Mon, Feb 99:30 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Feb 1311:39 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

7. Sat, Feb 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

8. Sun, Feb 152:20 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Mon, Feb 233:54 AM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

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

10. Thu, Feb 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

11. Fri, Feb 2712:37 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

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