Moon calendar
February 2024
- 1 62%
- 2 Last qtr
- 3 43%
- 4 33%
- 5 23%
- 6 15%
- 7 7%
- 8 3%
- 9 New
- 10 1%
- 11 5%
- 12 11%
- 13 20%
- 14 30%
- 15 40%
- 16 First qtr
- 17 61%
- 18 71%
- 19 80%
- 20 87%
- 21 93%
- 22 97%
- 23 99%
- 24 Full
- 25 99%
- 26 96%
- 27 91%
- 28 85%
- 29 78%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2024
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6:18 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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10:32 PM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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2:52 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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6:25 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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5:59 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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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
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8:44 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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2:11 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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1:30 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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7:26 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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10:01 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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2:14 AM
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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7:31 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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3:26 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:05 AM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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4:26 PM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.