Lunar Calendar Month February 2018 (Australia)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Canberra, Australia during February 2018.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
3rd quarter	2018-02-08	02:54
new moon	2018-02-16	08:05
1st quarter	2018-02-23	19:09

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during February 2018.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2018-02-12	01:17	405,700 km
Perigee	2018-02-28	01:50	363,936 km

Eclipses in February 2018

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during February 2018. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Australia.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2018-02-16	150

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2018.

Name	Peak Day
α-Centaurids	2018-02-08

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Regulus	2018-02-02 05:24
Jupiter	2018-02-08 06:47
Mars	2018-02-09 16:12
Saturn	2018-02-12 01:46
Aldebaran	2018-02-24 04:07
Beehive	2018-02-28 04:28

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 28 days of February 2018.

The information of the moon (phases of the moon, cycles of the moon) presented here applies to all the territory of Australia.

February 2018
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 5	29Monday	30Tuesday	31Wednesday	1Thursday 100% illuminated Age:14.7	2Friday 98.6% illuminated Age:15.9	3Saturday 94.5% illuminated Age:17	4Sunday 88.1% illuminated Age:18.1
Week 6	5Monday 80.1% illuminated Age:19.1	6Tuesday 70.9% illuminated Age:20.1	7Wednesday 61.2% illuminated Age:21.1	8Thursday 51.4% illuminated Age:22	9Friday 41.7% illuminated Age:22.9	10Saturday 32.5% illuminated Age:23.8	11Sunday 24% illuminated Age:24.7
Week 7	12Monday 16.4% illuminated Age:25.6	13Tuesday 10% illuminated Age:26.5	14Wednesday 5.1% illuminated Age:27.4	15Thursday 1.7% illuminated Age:28.3	16Friday 0.1% illuminated Age:29.2	17Saturday 0.4% illuminated Age:0.6	18Sunday 2.7% illuminated Age:1.6
Week 8	19Monday 7% illuminated Age:2.5	20Tuesday 13.3% illuminated Age:3.5	21Wednesday 21.2% illuminated Age:4.5	22Thursday 30.6% illuminated Age:5.5	23Friday 41.1% illuminated Age:6.5	24Saturday 52.3% illuminated Age:7.6	25Sunday 63.5% illuminated Age:8.7
Week 9	26Monday 74.2% illuminated Age:9.8	27Tuesday 83.8% illuminated Age:10.9	28Wednesday 91.5% illuminated Age:12	1Thursday	2Friday	3Saturday	4Sunday
	5Monday	6Tuesday	7Wednesday	8Thursday	9Friday	10Saturday	11Sunday
	12Monday	13Tuesday	14Wednesday	15Thursday	16Friday	17Saturday	18Sunday