Moon calendar
February 2012
- 1 64%
- 2 73%
- 3 81%
- 4 89%
- 5 94%
- 6 98%
- 7 Full
- 8 99%
- 9 96%
- 10 90%
- 11 82%
- 12 72%
- 13 61%
- 14 Last qtr
- 15 39%
- 16 28%
- 17 19%
- 18 11%
- 19 6%
- 20 2%
- 21 New
- 22 1%
- 23 3%
- 24 8%
- 25 13%
- 26 21%
- 27 29%
- 28 37%
- 29 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2012
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3:45 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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4:54 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:27 PM
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,900 km.
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1:49 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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12:04 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:48 PM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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5:35 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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2:00 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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10:43 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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8:22 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.