Moon calendar
February 2018
- 1 98%
- 2 94%
- 3 87%
- 4 79%
- 5 69%
- 6 60%
- 7 Last qtr
- 8 40%
- 9 31%
- 10 23%
- 11 15%
- 12 9%
- 13 4%
- 14 1%
- 15 New
- 16 1%
- 17 3%
- 18 8%
- 19 15%
- 20 23%
- 21 32%
- 22 43%
- 23 First qtr
- 24 65%
- 25 76%
- 26 85%
- 27 93%
- 28 98%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2018
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10:54 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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4:57 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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1:39 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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9:17 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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1:07 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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3:51 PM
Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun.
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4:05 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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11:36 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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11:23 PM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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11:31 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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7:11 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:11 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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1:46 PM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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3:09 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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7:06 AM
Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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7:28 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.