Moon calendar
February 1962
- 1 15%
- 2 8%
- 3 3%
- 4 New
- 5 1%
- 6 4%
- 7 11%
- 8 19%
- 9 29%
- 10 40%
- 11 First qtr
- 12 61%
- 13 71%
- 14 80%
- 15 87%
- 16 93%
- 17 97%
- 18 99%
- 19 Full
- 20 99%
- 21 96%
- 22 91%
- 23 85%
- 24 78%
- 25 69%
- 26 60%
- 27 Last qtr
- 28 39%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1962
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2:11 PM
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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8:35 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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9:12 PM
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
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11:56 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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7:55 AM
Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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10:46 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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4:12 PM
Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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7:10 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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7:12 PM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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8:57 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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10:45 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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11:52 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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8:09 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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2:59 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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11:30 PM
Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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1:10 PM
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:43 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:41 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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11:24 PM
Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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10:17 AM
Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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4:13 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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8:03 AM
Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
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8:18 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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11:01 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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10:50 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.