Moon calendar
February 2043
- 1 Last qtr
- 2 45%
- 3 36%
- 4 27%
- 5 19%
- 6 11%
- 7 6%
- 8 2%
- 9 New
- 10 1%
- 11 4%
- 12 10%
- 13 18%
- 14 28%
- 15 39%
- 16 First qtr
- 17 61%
- 18 72%
- 19 81%
- 20 89%
- 21 95%
- 22 98%
- 23 Full
- 24 99%
- 25 97%
- 26 93%
- 27 87%
- 28 80%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2043
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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11:15 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:13 AM
Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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9:32 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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11:13 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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4:08 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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8:30 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.
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1:52 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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12:00 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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1:21 PM
Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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2:48 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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4:58 PM
Full 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.