Moon calendar
February 2010
- 1 91%
- 2 83%
- 3 74%
- 4 64%
- 5 Last qtr
- 6 43%
- 7 33%
- 8 24%
- 9 16%
- 10 10%
- 11 5%
- 12 2%
- 13 New
- 14 0%
- 15 2%
- 16 6%
- 17 12%
- 18 19%
- 19 27%
- 20 36%
- 21 First qtr
- 22 57%
- 23 68%
- 24 78%
- 25 87%
- 26 94%
- 27 98%
- 28 Full
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2010
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6:49 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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12:49 AM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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11:40 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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9:52 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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11:33 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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2:35 AM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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3:52 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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6:26 PM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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8:32 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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9:12 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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7:43 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:07 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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5:47 AM
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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11:38 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.