February 2168

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 43%
10. 2 34%
11. 3 25%
12. 4 17%
13. 5 11%
14. 6 6%
15. 7 2%
16. 8 New
17. 9 0%
18. 10 3%
19. 11 7%
20. 12 13%
21. 13 21%
22. 14 31%
23. 15 42%
24. 16 First qtr
25. 17 64%
26. 18 75%
27. 19 84%
28. 20 92%
29. 21 97%
30. 22 100%
31. 23 Full
32. 24 97%
33. 25 92%
34. 26 86%
35. 27 78%
36. 28 70%
37. 29 60%

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

Events in February 2168

1. Tue, Feb 212:06 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

2. Wed, Feb 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

3. Thu, Feb 42:40 PM

   Mars at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

4. Sat, Feb 611:40 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Feb 75:30 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Feb 75:31 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Feb 76:31 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Feb 76:34 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Feb 83:56 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

10. Mon, Feb 810:04 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Feb 810:16 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Feb 810:22 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

13. Mon, Feb 89:00 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Feb 810:25 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Sat, Feb 1312:52 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Feb 145:11 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Feb 148:02 AM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.

18. Tue, Feb 166:07 AM

    First Quarter

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

19. Thu, Feb 1810:30 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Feb 191:11 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

21. Fri, Feb 194:32 AM

    Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

22. Fri, Feb 196:31 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

23. Fri, Feb 197:36 AM

    Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

24. Fri, Feb 197:55 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

25. Fri, Feb 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.

26. Sun, Feb 216:55 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

27. Mon, Feb 227:17 PM

    Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.

28. Tue, Feb 2312:24 AM

    Full Moon Snow Moon

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

29. Tue, Feb 2312:30 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

30. Wed, Feb 243:56 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

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