Moon calendar
February 2014
- 1 5%
- 2 11%
- 3 20%
- 4 29%
- 5 39%
- 6 First qtr
- 7 59%
- 8 68%
- 9 77%
- 10 84%
- 11 90%
- 12 95%
- 13 98%
- 14 Full
- 15 99%
- 16 97%
- 17 93%
- 18 87%
- 19 80%
- 20 71%
- 21 61%
- 22 Last qtr
- 23 39%
- 24 28%
- 25 18%
- 26 10%
- 27 4%
- 28 1%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2014
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5:07 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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5:29 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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4:17 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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2:22 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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12:26 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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6:01 PM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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6:53 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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3:14 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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4:51 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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5:09 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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12:15 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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1:18 PM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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12:18 AM
Moon and Venus 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: 360,400 km.
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3:01 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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6:18 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.