Moon calendar
February 1979
- 1 26%
- 2 36%
- 3 First qtr
- 4 57%
- 5 67%
- 6 76%
- 7 83%
- 8 90%
- 9 95%
- 10 98%
- 11 Full
- 12 100%
- 13 98%
- 14 94%
- 15 89%
- 16 82%
- 17 74%
- 18 64%
- 19 Last qtr
- 20 43%
- 21 32%
- 22 22%
- 23 13%
- 24 6%
- 25 2%
- 26 New
- 27 2%
- 28 6%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1979
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7:37 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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6:15 AM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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12:48 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:13 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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9:40 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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12:07 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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2:29 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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8:17 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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6:25 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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8:59 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
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9:42 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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11:45 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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11:54 AM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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1:24 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.