February 1987

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 13%
9. 2 21%
10. 3 31%
11. 4 41%
12. 5 First qtr
13. 6 60%
14. 7 69%
15. 8 77%
16. 9 85%
17. 10 91%
18. 11 95%
19. 12 99%
20. 13 Full
21. 14 99%
22. 15 97%
23. 16 92%
24. 17 86%
25. 18 78%
26. 19 68%
27. 20 58%
28. 21 Last qtr
29. 22 35%
30. 23 24%
31. 24 15%
32. 25 8%
33. 26 3%
34. 27 New
35. 28 1%

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

Events in February 1987

1. Sun, Feb 19:43 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Feb 35:40 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Feb 511:21 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Mon, Feb 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

5. Wed, Feb 116:21 AM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Feb 1212:02 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

7. Fri, Feb 133:58 PM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

8. Sat, Feb 213:56 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sun, Feb 2212:53 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

10. Sun, Feb 228:30 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Feb 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

12. Fri, Feb 2712:35 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

13. Fri, Feb 277:51 PM

    New Moon

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

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