Lunar Calendar Month February 2017 (Vanuatu)

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 Port Villa, Vanuatu during February 2017.

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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
1st quarter	2017-02-04	15:19
full moon	2017-02-11	11:33
3rd quarter	2017-02-19	06:33
new moon	2017-02-27	01:58

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during February 2017.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2017-02-07	01:00	368,816 km
Apogee	2017-02-19	08:15	404,375 km

Eclipses in February 2017

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during February 2017. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Vanuatu.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2017-02-27	140
lunar eclipse	2017-02-11	114

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2017.

Name	Peak Day
α-Centaurids	2017-02-08

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
Venus	2017-02-01 01:34
Mars	2017-02-01 12:09
Aldebaran	2017-02-06 08:14
Regulus	2017-02-12 01:04
Jupiter	2017-02-16 01:55
Saturn	2017-02-21 10:44

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 28 days of February 2017.

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

February 2017
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 5	30Monday	31Tuesday	1Wednesday 13.6% illuminated Age:3.5	2Thursday 22% illuminated Age:4.6	3Friday 31.9% illuminated Age:5.6	4Saturday 42.9% illuminated Age:6.7	5Sunday 54.2% illuminated Age:7.8
Week 6	6Monday 65.5% illuminated Age:8.9	7Tuesday 75.9% illuminated Age:9.9	8Wednesday 85% illuminated Age:11	9Thursday 92.3% illuminated Age:12.1	10Friday 97.2% illuminated Age:13.2	11Saturday 99.7% illuminated Age:14.3	12Sunday 99.7% illuminated Age:15.3
Week 7	13Monday 97.3% illuminated Age:16.3	14Tuesday 92.9% illuminated Age:17.3	15Wednesday 86.8% illuminated Age:18.3	16Thursday 79.3% illuminated Age:19.2	17Friday 71% illuminated Age:20.1	18Saturday 62% illuminated Age:21	19Sunday 52.6% illuminated Age:21.9
Week 8	20Monday 43.2% illuminated Age:22.8	21Tuesday 34% illuminated Age:23.7	22Wednesday 25.3% illuminated Age:24.6	23Thursday 17.3% illuminated Age:25.5	24Friday 10.4% illuminated Age:26.4	25Saturday 5% illuminated Age:27.4	26Sunday 1.4% illuminated Age:28.4
Week 9	27Monday 0% illuminated Age:29.4	28Tuesday 1% illuminated Age:1	1Wednesday	2Thursday	3Friday	4Saturday	5Sunday
	6Monday	7Tuesday	8Wednesday	9Thursday	10Friday	11Saturday	12Sunday
	13Monday	14Tuesday	15Wednesday	16Thursday	17Friday	18Saturday	19Sunday