Moon calendar
February 2011
- 1 2%
- 2 New
- 3 0%
- 4 3%
- 5 6%
- 6 12%
- 7 18%
- 8 26%
- 9 35%
- 10 44%
- 11 First qtr
- 12 64%
- 13 74%
- 14 83%
- 15 90%
- 16 96%
- 17 99%
- 18 Full
- 19 97%
- 20 92%
- 21 84%
- 22 74%
- 23 64%
- 24 Last qtr
- 25 42%
- 26 32%
- 27 23%
- 28 15%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2011
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11:42 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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9:31 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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10:16 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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1:12 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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12:15 PM
Mars 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: 405,900 km.
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8:08 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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2:19 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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5:04 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:36 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: 358,200 km.
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5:44 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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8:10 PM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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8:30 PM
Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
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11:24 PM
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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6:27 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:33 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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9:57 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.