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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.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY

ASTRONOMY

: ROEN KELLY

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