Moon calendar
February 2015
- 1 95%
- 2 98%
- 3 Full
- 4 99%
- 5 97%
- 6 93%
- 7 88%
- 8 81%
- 9 73%
- 10 64%
- 11 Last qtr
- 12 45%
- 13 34%
- 14 24%
- 15 15%
- 16 8%
- 17 3%
- 18 New
- 19 1%
- 20 4%
- 21 11%
- 22 19%
- 23 29%
- 24 39%
- 25 First qtr
- 26 60%
- 27 70%
- 28 78%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2015
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12:41 PM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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6:09 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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1:08 PM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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10:50 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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7:32 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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12:00 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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6:47 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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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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5:49 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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6:30 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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6:50 PM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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7:28 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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5:04 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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12:13 AM
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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11:16 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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12:14 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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12:03 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.