Moon calendar
February 1988
- 1 99%
- 2 Full
- 3 99%
- 4 97%
- 5 93%
- 6 87%
- 7 80%
- 8 72%
- 9 63%
- 10 Last qtr
- 11 42%
- 12 32%
- 13 22%
- 14 13%
- 15 6%
- 16 1%
- 17 New
- 18 2%
- 19 6%
- 20 13%
- 21 22%
- 22 32%
- 23 42%
- 24 First qtr
- 25 62%
- 26 71%
- 27 79%
- 28 87%
- 29 92%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1988
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3:52 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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6:01 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:16 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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6:31 PM
Saturn and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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10:30 AM
Mars, Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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10:54 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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11:08 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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10:23 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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2:14 PM
Mars, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.
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3:43 PM
Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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8:01 AM
Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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7:15 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.