Moon calendar
February 2002
- 1 80%
- 2 70%
- 3 60%
- 4 Last qtr
- 5 38%
- 6 28%
- 7 19%
- 8 12%
- 9 6%
- 10 2%
- 11 0%
- 12 New
- 13 2%
- 14 5%
- 15 10%
- 16 17%
- 17 24%
- 18 33%
- 19 42%
- 20 First qtr
- 21 62%
- 22 72%
- 23 82%
- 24 90%
- 25 96%
- 26 99%
- 27 Full
- 28 97%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2002
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8:33 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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10:20 AM
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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9:57 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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2:41 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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5:21 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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6:49 AM
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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6:10 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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12:04 PM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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11:08 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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7:02 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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7:22 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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10:59 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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9:18 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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11:02 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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4:17 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.