February 1980

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 100%
14. 2 98%
15. 3 94%
16. 4 89%
17. 5 82%
18. 6 74%
19. 7 65%
20. 8 56%
21. 9 Last qtr
22. 10 36%
23. 11 27%
24. 12 18%
25. 13 10%
26. 14 4%
27. 15 1%
28. 16 New
29. 17 3%
30. 18 8%
31. 19 16%
32. 20 25%
33. 21 36%
34. 22 First qtr
35. 23 58%
36. 24 68%
37. 25 77%
38. 26 85%
39. 27 91%
40. 28 96%
41. 29 99%

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

Events in February 1980

1. Sun, Feb 32:20 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Feb 312:46 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Feb 32:16 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

4. Mon, Feb 43:29 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Feb 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

6. Sat, Feb 92:35 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sat, Feb 91:32 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Feb 113:18 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Feb 163:51 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Sat, Feb 163:53 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

11. Sun, Feb 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.

12. Sun, Feb 1710:26 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Feb 192:27 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Feb 197:33 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

15. Fri, Feb 227:14 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sun, Feb 2412:50 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

17. Mon, Feb 2512:35 AM

    Mars at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

18. Wed, Feb 272:48 AM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

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