Moon calendar
February 2001
- 1 First qtr
- 2 62%
- 3 72%
- 4 82%
- 5 90%
- 6 96%
- 7 99%
- 8 Full
- 9 97%
- 10 91%
- 11 84%
- 12 75%
- 13 65%
- 14 Last qtr
- 15 44%
- 16 35%
- 17 26%
- 18 18%
- 19 11%
- 20 6%
- 21 2%
- 22 0%
- 23 New
- 24 2%
- 25 5%
- 26 11%
- 27 18%
- 28 26%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2001
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9:02 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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5:31 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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6:45 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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6:13 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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2:12 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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7:17 AM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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7:09 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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10:24 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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5:38 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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1:39 PM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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7:36 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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12:31 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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12:42 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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3:21 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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6:06 AM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.