Moon calendar
February 1968
- 1 10%
- 2 17%
- 3 25%
- 4 33%
- 5 43%
- 6 First qtr
- 7 61%
- 8 70%
- 9 79%
- 10 86%
- 11 92%
- 12 97%
- 13 99%
- 14 Full
- 15 97%
- 16 93%
- 17 86%
- 18 77%
- 19 66%
- 20 Last qtr
- 21 44%
- 22 33%
- 23 23%
- 24 14%
- 25 8%
- 26 3%
- 27 0%
- 28 New
- 29 2%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1968
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10:49 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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1:54 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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7:21 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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1:43 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:50 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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10:08 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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11:37 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.
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5:50 AM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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1:51 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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10:28 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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4:01 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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1:56 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.