Moon calendar
February 2046
- 1 16%
- 2 10%
- 3 5%
- 4 1%
- 5 New
- 6 1%
- 7 3%
- 8 7%
- 9 12%
- 10 19%
- 11 27%
- 12 36%
- 13 First qtr
- 14 56%
- 15 66%
- 16 76%
- 17 85%
- 18 92%
- 19 98%
- 20 Full
- 21 99%
- 22 95%
- 23 89%
- 24 81%
- 25 71%
- 26 60%
- 27 Last qtr
- 28 40%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2046
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11:30 PM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
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6:04 PM
Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.
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6:10 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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4:07 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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6:01 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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10:20 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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1:25 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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9:23 PM
Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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1:58 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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6:44 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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11:23 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.