Moon calendar
February 2008
- 1 27%
- 2 19%
- 3 12%
- 4 6%
- 5 2%
- 6 New
- 7 0%
- 8 3%
- 9 8%
- 10 15%
- 11 24%
- 12 34%
- 13 First qtr
- 14 57%
- 15 68%
- 16 78%
- 17 86%
- 18 93%
- 19 98%
- 20 Full
- 21 100%
- 22 97%
- 23 93%
- 24 87%
- 25 80%
- 26 72%
- 27 63%
- 28 Last qtr
- 29 44%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2008
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6:32 AM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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7:49 PM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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1:26 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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5:33 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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7:30 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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1:12 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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6:58 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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9:18 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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10:45 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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10:55 PM
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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5:42 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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2:50 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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9:11 PM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
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10:34 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:47 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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10:26 PM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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10:31 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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4:55 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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4:35 AM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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12:51 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° 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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9:19 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.