February 2021

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 82%
10. 2 72%
11. 3 62%
12. 4 Last qtr
13. 5 39%
14. 6 28%
15. 7 19%
16. 8 11%
17. 9 5%
18. 10 1%
19. 11 New
20. 12 1%
21. 13 4%
22. 14 9%
23. 15 15%
24. 16 23%
25. 17 31%
26. 18 40%
27. 19 First qtr
28. 20 59%
29. 21 68%
30. 22 77%
31. 23 85%
32. 24 92%
33. 25 96%
34. 26 99%
35. 27 Full
36. 28 97%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in February 2021

1. Wed, Feb 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.

2. Thu, Feb 412:37 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

3. Sat, Feb 62:07 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Feb 62:14 AM

   Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, Feb 88:41 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

6. Wed, Feb 107:42 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Feb 109:29 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

8. Wed, Feb 105:11 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Feb 106:29 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Feb 119:59 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Feb 112:06 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

12. Sat, Feb 132:48 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Feb 134:31 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

14. Sat, Feb 133:11 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Feb 144:41 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Feb 158:25 PM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Feb 1712:48 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Feb 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

19. Thu, Feb 187:48 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Feb 191:48 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

21. Sat, Feb 273:17 AM

    Full Moon Snow Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.