Moon calendar
February 1973
- 1 3%
- 2 1%
- 3 New
- 4 2%
- 5 6%
- 6 12%
- 7 20%
- 8 30%
- 9 40%
- 10 First qtr
- 11 63%
- 12 74%
- 13 83%
- 14 91%
- 15 96%
- 16 99%
- 17 Full
- 18 98%
- 19 94%
- 20 88%
- 21 81%
- 22 72%
- 23 63%
- 24 Last qtr
- 25 45%
- 26 35%
- 27 27%
- 28 19%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1973
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3:42 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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5:19 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.
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6:07 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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4:23 AM
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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1:11 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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9:05 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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10:12 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,100 km.
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5:07 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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10:10 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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12:12 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° 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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3:12 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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8:14 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.