February 2105

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 93%
9. 2 88%
10. 3 81%
11. 4 72%
12. 5 64%
13. 6 Last qtr
14. 7 45%
15. 8 36%
16. 9 27%
17. 10 18%
18. 11 11%
19. 12 6%
20. 13 2%
21. 14 New
22. 15 1%
23. 16 5%
24. 17 11%
25. 18 19%
26. 19 29%
27. 20 39%
28. 21 First qtr
29. 22 62%
30. 23 72%
31. 24 82%
32. 25 89%
33. 26 95%
34. 27 98%
35. 28 Full

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

Events in February 2105

1. Fri, Feb 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

2. Fri, Feb 610:42 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Mon, Feb 98:32 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Feb 128:48 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Feb 143:40 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Sun, Feb 154:59 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

7. Sun, Feb 1511:49 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Feb 161:02 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Feb 169:45 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

10. Wed, Feb 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.

11. Thu, Feb 192:47 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

12. Thu, Feb 195:07 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Feb 2110:32 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Fri, Feb 278:31 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

15. Sat, Feb 284:34 PM

    Full Moon Snow 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.