February 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 95%
11. 2 89%
12. 3 83%
13. 4 75%
14. 5 66%
15. 6 57%
16. 7 Last qtr
17. 8 38%
18. 9 29%
19. 10 20%
20. 11 13%
21. 12 7%
22. 13 2%
23. 14 New
24. 15 1%
25. 16 4%
26. 17 10%
27. 18 18%
28. 19 28%
29. 20 39%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 61%
32. 23 71%
33. 24 81%
34. 25 88%
35. 26 94%
36. 27 98%
37. 28 Full
38. 29 100%

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

Events in February 1972

1. Sat, Feb 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

2. Mon, Feb 76:12 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Feb 106:17 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Feb 144:03 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Feb 147:29 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Thu, Feb 171:21 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

7. Thu, Feb 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.

8. Thu, Feb 177:39 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Feb 194:23 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Feb 2112:20 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Mon, Feb 2810:12 PM

    Full Moon Snow Moon

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

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