Moon calendar
February 2023
- 1 86%
- 2 92%
- 3 96%
- 4 99%
- 5 Full
- 6 99%
- 7 96%
- 8 92%
- 9 86%
- 10 79%
- 11 70%
- 12 60%
- 13 Last qtr
- 14 39%
- 15 28%
- 16 18%
- 17 10%
- 18 4%
- 19 1%
- 20 New
- 21 3%
- 22 8%
- 23 16%
- 24 24%
- 25 34%
- 26 44%
- 27 First qtr
- 28 63%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2023
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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1:29 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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11:01 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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7:29 AM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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11:50 AM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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5:36 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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9:00 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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2:06 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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2:52 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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3:29 PM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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4:26 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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5:37 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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5:48 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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7:24 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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3:06 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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11:20 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.