Moon calendar
February 2000
- 1 13%
- 2 7%
- 3 3%
- 4 1%
- 5 New
- 6 1%
- 7 5%
- 8 10%
- 9 17%
- 10 26%
- 11 36%
- 12 First qtr
- 13 58%
- 14 69%
- 15 80%
- 16 88%
- 17 95%
- 18 99%
- 19 Full
- 20 99%
- 21 95%
- 22 89%
- 23 82%
- 24 73%
- 25 64%
- 26 Last qtr
- 27 45%
- 28 36%
- 29 27%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2000
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10:04 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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9:22 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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7:49 AM
Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun.
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8:04 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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9:28 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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2:11 AM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:52 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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2:46 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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12:18 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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8:56 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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6:22 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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8:16 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,500 km.
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11:27 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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3:08 AM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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10:54 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.