Moon calendar
February 2106
- 1 6%
- 2 2%
- 3 New
- 4 0%
- 5 3%
- 6 7%
- 7 13%
- 8 21%
- 9 31%
- 10 41%
- 11 First qtr
- 12 63%
- 13 74%
- 14 84%
- 15 91%
- 16 97%
- 17 99%
- 18 Full
- 19 97%
- 20 93%
- 21 86%
- 22 79%
- 23 70%
- 24 61%
- 25 Last qtr
- 26 42%
- 27 33%
- 28 24%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in February 2106
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3:19 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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10:48 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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1:44 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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11:26 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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11:38 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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2:40 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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1:54 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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7:29 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.
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1:00 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:27 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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10:24 AM
Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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2:56 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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12:01 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.