Moon calendar
February 1996
- 1 92%
- 2 96%
- 3 99%
- 4 Full
- 5 99%
- 6 96%
- 7 91%
- 8 85%
- 9 77%
- 10 68%
- 11 57%
- 12 Last qtr
- 13 35%
- 14 25%
- 15 15%
- 16 8%
- 17 3%
- 18 New
- 19 1%
- 20 4%
- 21 10%
- 22 17%
- 23 26%
- 24 35%
- 25 45%
- 26 First qtr
- 27 64%
- 28 73%
- 29 81%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1996
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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9:31 AM
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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10:58 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:10 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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9:27 AM
Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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3:17 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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3:37 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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9:27 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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1:14 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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3:56 PM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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7:14 PM
Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.
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6:30 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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11:55 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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11:16 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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11:39 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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12:53 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.