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MAP SYMBOLS
Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary
in size due to the distance from Earth
FEBRUARY 2018 and are shown at 0h Universal Time.
Calendar of events
1 The Moon passes 1.0° north of
Regulus, 2 P.M. EST
7 Last Quarter Moon
occurs at 10:54 A.M. EST
The Moon passes 4° north of
Jupiter, 3 P.M. EST
8 The Moon passes 4° north
of Mars, midnight EST
9 The Moon passes 0.9° south of
asteroid Vesta, 8 A.M. EST
10 Mars passes 5° north of
Antares, 10 A.M. EST
11 The Moon is at apogee
(252,090 miles from Earth),
9:16 A.M. EST
The Moon passes 2° north of
Saturn, 10 A.M. EST
14 Asteroid Juno is in conjunction
with the Sun, 6 A.M. EST
15 New Moon occurs at
4:05 P.M. EST; partial
solar eclipse
17 Mercury is in superior
conjunction, 7 A.M. EST
20 The Moon passes 5° south of
Uranus, 3 A.M. EST
23 First Quarter Moon
occurs at 3:09 A.M. EST
The Moon passes 0.7° north of
Aldebaran, 1 P.M. EST
27 The Moon is at perigee
(226,137 miles from Earth),
9:39 A.M. EST
SPECIAL OBSERVING DATE
8 A waning crescent Moon
sits midway between
the bright planets Mars
and Jupiter in this
morning’s sky.
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