February 1971

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 40%
10. 2 First qtr
11. 3 62%
12. 4 72%
13. 5 81%
14. 6 88%
15. 7 94%
16. 8 98%
17. 9 100%
18. 10 Full
19. 11 98%
20. 12 95%
21. 13 90%
22. 14 84%
23. 15 76%
24. 16 68%
25. 17 58%
26. 18 Last qtr
27. 19 38%
28. 20 28%
29. 21 18%
30. 22 10%
31. 23 4%
32. 24 1%
33. 25 New
34. 26 3%
35. 27 8%
36. 28 16%

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

Events in February 1971

1. Mon, Feb 112:51 AM

   Jupiter and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Feb 29:31 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Wed, Feb 102:42 AM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

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

4. Wed, Feb 102:44 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

5. Fri, Feb 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

6. Sun, Feb 1412:38 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Feb 187:14 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Thu, Feb 182:37 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Feb 2111:40 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Feb 242:54 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Feb 254:37 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

12. Thu, Feb 254:49 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Thu, Feb 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

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