Moon calendar
February 1985
- 1 82%
- 2 90%
- 3 95%
- 4 99%
- 5 Full
- 6 98%
- 7 94%
- 8 87%
- 9 78%
- 10 68%
- 11 57%
- 12 Last qtr
- 13 35%
- 14 25%
- 15 17%
- 16 10%
- 17 4%
- 18 1%
- 19 New
- 20 1%
- 21 4%
- 22 8%
- 23 14%
- 24 21%
- 25 29%
- 26 38%
- 27 First qtr
- 28 57%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1985
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10:19 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
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2:57 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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10:06 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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8:48 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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12:49 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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7:12 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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2:33 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:43 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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2:34 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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5:57 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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8:50 AM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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6:41 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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10:50 PM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.