Moon calendar
February 2006
- 1 14%
- 2 23%
- 3 33%
- 4 44%
- 5 First qtr
- 6 65%
- 7 74%
- 8 82%
- 9 89%
- 10 94%
- 11 98%
- 12 Full
- 13 100%
- 14 98%
- 15 95%
- 16 89%
- 17 83%
- 18 75%
- 19 66%
- 20 56%
- 21 Last qtr
- 22 35%
- 23 25%
- 24 16%
- 25 8%
- 26 3%
- 27 New
- 28 1%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2006
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3:25 PM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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1:29 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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3:54 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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12:40 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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12:06 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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11:45 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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3:45 AM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
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10:33 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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12:13 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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2:17 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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12:02 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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10:05 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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7:31 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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9:40 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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11:03 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.