Moon calendar
February 2016
- 1 45%
- 2 35%
- 3 26%
- 4 18%
- 5 10%
- 6 5%
- 7 1%
- 8 New
- 9 2%
- 10 6%
- 11 13%
- 12 22%
- 13 32%
- 14 43%
- 15 First qtr
- 16 65%
- 17 75%
- 18 84%
- 19 91%
- 20 96%
- 21 99%
- 22 Full
- 23 99%
- 24 96%
- 25 92%
- 26 86%
- 27 79%
- 28 71%
- 29 62%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2016
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5:28 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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2:31 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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1:29 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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5:56 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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10:39 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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8:23 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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9:39 AM
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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6:02 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
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9:50 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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2:47 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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1:20 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:43 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
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10:55 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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2:54 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.