Moon calendar
February 1983
- 1 81%
- 2 71%
- 3 61%
- 4 Last qtr
- 5 41%
- 6 32%
- 7 23%
- 8 16%
- 9 10%
- 10 5%
- 11 2%
- 12 New
- 13 1%
- 14 3%
- 15 7%
- 16 13%
- 17 20%
- 18 29%
- 19 39%
- 20 First qtr
- 21 61%
- 22 72%
- 23 82%
- 24 90%
- 25 96%
- 26 99%
- 27 Full
- 28 97%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1983
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5:34 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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2:17 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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8:59 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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11:20 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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11:40 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
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3:31 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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2:58 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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10:55 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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7:32 PM
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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12:23 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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4:11 AM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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4:21 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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5:23 PM
Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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3:43 AM
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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12:32 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
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3:58 AM
Full 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.