Moon calendar
February 2073
- 1 27%
- 2 18%
- 3 11%
- 4 5%
- 5 2%
- 6 New
- 7 0%
- 8 2%
- 9 6%
- 10 12%
- 11 18%
- 12 26%
- 13 35%
- 14 44%
- 15 First qtr
- 16 64%
- 17 74%
- 18 83%
- 19 91%
- 20 96%
- 21 99%
- 22 Full
- 23 97%
- 24 92%
- 25 84%
- 26 74%
- 27 64%
- 28 Last qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2073
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2:30 AM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
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6:28 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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7:40 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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12:40 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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8:40 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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8:53 PM
Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun.
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8:32 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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1:57 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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4:29 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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4:41 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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5:37 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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2:22 AM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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2:26 AM
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: 358,200 km.
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1:55 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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2:29 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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5:40 PM
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.