February 2178

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 98%
9. 2 Full
10. 3 99%
11. 4 94%
12. 5 88%
13. 6 79%
14. 7 69%
15. 8 59%
16. 9 Last qtr
17. 10 39%
18. 11 29%
19. 12 21%
20. 13 14%
21. 14 8%
22. 15 4%
23. 16 1%
24. 17 New
25. 18 1%
26. 19 4%
27. 20 8%
28. 21 14%
29. 22 22%
30. 23 31%
31. 24 41%
32. 25 First qtr
33. 26 63%
34. 27 73%
35. 28 83%

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

Events in February 2178

1. Mon, Feb 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

2. Mon, Feb 21:40 PM

   Full Moon Snow MoonSupermoon

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

3. Wed, Feb 411:18 AM

   Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

   All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.

4. Wed, Feb 49:56 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Feb 51:50 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Feb 81:02 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

7. Mon, Feb 98:27 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Thu, Feb 1212:57 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Feb 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

10. Tue, Feb 1712:43 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Wed, Feb 181:05 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Feb 189:43 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

13. Wed, Feb 1811:52 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Feb 193:12 PM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Feb 234:02 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Feb 238:19 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

17. Mon, Feb 2311:34 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

18. Tue, Feb 242:34 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

19. Wed, Feb 258:30 AM

    First Quarter

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

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