February 2053

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 97%
15. 2 Full
16. 3 100%
17. 4 97%
18. 5 92%
19. 6 85%
20. 7 77%
21. 8 68%
22. 9 58%
23. 10 Last qtr
24. 11 39%
25. 12 30%
26. 13 22%
27. 14 15%
28. 15 9%
29. 16 4%
30. 17 1%
31. 18 New
32. 19 1%
33. 20 4%
34. 21 10%
35. 22 17%
36. 23 26%
37. 24 37%
38. 25 First qtr
39. 26 59%
40. 27 70%
41. 28 80%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in February 2053

1. Sat, Feb 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,200 km.

2. Sun, Feb 211:58 PM

   Full Moon Snow Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

3. Mon, Feb 311:46 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Feb 61:47 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Feb 75:52 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

6. Sun, Feb 912:30 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Feb 108:49 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

8. Wed, Feb 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

9. Mon, Feb 1710:08 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Feb 1811:31 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

11. Tue, Feb 187:03 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Feb 193:55 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Feb 196:31 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Sat, Feb 2210:41 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

15. Sun, Feb 234:51 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

16. Sun, Feb 238:21 PM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Feb 242:45 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

18. Tue, Feb 254:09 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Feb 254:56 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

20. Tue, Feb 2510:19 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

21. Tue, Feb 255:09 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

22. Thu, Feb 272:43 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

23. Fri, Feb 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.