Moon calendar
February 1999
- 1 99%
- 2 95%
- 3 90%
- 4 83%
- 5 75%
- 6 67%
- 7 58%
- 8 Last qtr
- 9 39%
- 10 30%
- 11 21%
- 12 14%
- 13 7%
- 14 3%
- 15 0%
- 16 New
- 17 3%
- 18 7%
- 19 15%
- 20 24%
- 21 34%
- 22 First qtr
- 23 57%
- 24 68%
- 25 78%
- 26 86%
- 27 93%
- 28 97%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 1999
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8:56 PM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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7:02 PM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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12:04 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:04 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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6:58 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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5:56 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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1:31 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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1:33 AM
Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.
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1:39 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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8:45 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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2:42 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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11:25 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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12:14 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,600 km.
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11:11 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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9:43 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:50 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.