Lunar Calendar Month February 2023 (Jordan)

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 Amman, Jordan during February 2023.

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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
full moon	2023-02-05	20:28
3rd quarter	2023-02-13	18:01
new moon	2023-02-20	09:06
1st quarter	2023-02-27	10:05

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during February 2023.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2023-02-04	10:57	406,475 km
Perigee	2023-02-19	11:07	358,266 km

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
Pollux	2023-02-03 21:47
Beehive	2023-02-04 23:32
Antares	2023-02-14 20:09
Venus	2023-02-22 09:57
Jupiter	2023-02-22 23:58
Pleiades	2023-02-26 16:42
Mars	2023-02-28 06:32

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 28 days of February 2023.

February 2023
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 5	30 Monday	31 Tuesday	1Wednesday 80.2% illuminated Age: 10.4	2Thursday 87.2% illuminated Age: 11.3	3Friday 92.8% illuminated Age: 12.2	4Saturday 96.9% illuminated Age: 13.1	5Sunday 99.3% illuminated Age: 14
Week 6	6Monday 100% illuminated Age: 14.9	7Tuesday 98.8% illuminated Age: 15.8	8Wednesday 95.9% illuminated Age: 16.7	9Thursday 91.2% illuminated Age: 17.6	10Friday 84.8% illuminated Age: 18.5	11Saturday 77% illuminated Age: 19.5	12Sunday 67.9% illuminated Age: 20.4
Week 7	13Monday 57.9% illuminated Age: 21.4	14Tuesday 47.2% illuminated Age: 22.4	15Wednesday 36.3% illuminated Age: 23.5	16Thursday 25.8% illuminated Age: 24.5	17Friday 16.2% illuminated Age: 25.6	18Saturday 8.4% illuminated Age: 26.8	19Sunday 2.9% illuminated Age: 27.9
Week 8	20Monday 0.2% illuminated Age: 29.1	21Tuesday 0.6% illuminated Age: 0.7	22Wednesday 3.8% illuminated Age: 1.8	23Thursday 9.5% illuminated Age: 2.9	24Friday 17.1% illuminated Age: 4	25Saturday 26.1% illuminated Age: 5	26Sunday 35.8% illuminated Age: 6
Week 9	27Monday 45.7% illuminated Age: 7	28Tuesday 55.6% illuminated Age: 7.9	1 Wednesday	2 Thursday	3 Friday	4 Saturday	5 Sunday
	6 Monday	7 Tuesday	8 Wednesday	9 Thursday	10 Friday	11 Saturday	12 Sunday
	13 Monday	14 Tuesday	15 Wednesday	16 Thursday	17 Friday	18 Saturday	19 Sunday