February 1970

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 28%
9. 2 18%
10. 3 10%
11. 4 4%
12. 5 1%
13. 6 New
14. 7 3%
15. 8 8%
16. 9 16%
17. 10 25%
18. 11 35%
19. 12 First qtr
20. 13 56%
21. 14 65%
22. 15 74%
23. 16 82%
24. 17 89%
25. 18 94%
26. 19 98%
27. 20 100%
28. 21 Full
29. 22 98%
30. 23 95%
31. 24 90%
32. 25 83%
33. 26 75%
34. 27 65%
35. 28 Last qtr

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

Events in February 1970

1. Thu, Feb 52:39 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Thu, Feb 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

3. Fri, Feb 62:13 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Fri, Feb 67:21 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Feb 97:17 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Feb 1211:11 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Wed, Feb 18

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

8. Sat, Feb 213:19 AM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

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

9. Sat, Feb 213:30 AM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

10. Tue, Feb 242:11 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Feb 289:33 PM

    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.