Moon calendar
February 2017
- 1 24%
- 2 34%
- 3 First qtr
- 4 56%
- 5 67%
- 6 78%
- 7 86%
- 8 93%
- 9 98%
- 10 Full
- 11 99%
- 12 97%
- 13 92%
- 14 86%
- 15 78%
- 16 70%
- 17 61%
- 18 Last qtr
- 19 42%
- 20 33%
- 21 24%
- 22 16%
- 23 9%
- 24 4%
- 25 1%
- 26 New
- 27 1%
- 28 5%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2017
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5:30 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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11:19 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.
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7:33 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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7:43 PM
Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
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11:53 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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2:33 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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12:53 PM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.
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6:37 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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7:36 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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9:53 AM
Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.
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9:59 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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3:56 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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7:21 PM
Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.