Moon calendar
February 2022
- 1 New
- 2 3%
- 3 8%
- 4 15%
- 5 23%
- 6 32%
- 7 42%
- 8 First qtr
- 9 61%
- 10 70%
- 11 78%
- 12 85%
- 13 91%
- 14 96%
- 15 99%
- 16 Full
- 17 99%
- 18 96%
- 19 90%
- 20 83%
- 21 74%
- 22 64%
- 23 Last qtr
- 24 41%
- 25 30%
- 26 20%
- 27 12%
- 28 6%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2022
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12:46 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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6:01 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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6:57 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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6:54 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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2:07 PM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:22 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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8:50 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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8:05 AM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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11:57 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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4:00 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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5:33 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.
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5:06 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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5:11 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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8:52 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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9:01 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.