Moon calendar
February 2020
- 1 First qtr
- 2 56%
- 3 66%
- 4 75%
- 5 84%
- 6 91%
- 7 96%
- 8 99%
- 9 Full
- 10 97%
- 11 92%
- 12 84%
- 13 74%
- 14 64%
- 15 Last qtr
- 16 42%
- 17 31%
- 18 22%
- 19 14%
- 20 8%
- 21 4%
- 22 1%
- 23 New
- 24 1%
- 25 4%
- 26 8%
- 27 14%
- 28 22%
- 29 30%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2020
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1:09 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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8:42 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:33 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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8:59 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.
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5:17 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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8:16 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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2:50 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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9:18 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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10:32 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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1:27 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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8:39 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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9:50 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.