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Lunar Calendar Month February 2017 (Gambia)

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 Banjul, Gambia 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 phasesDatesTime
1st quarter2017-02-0404:19
full moon2017-02-1100:33
3rd quarter2017-02-1819:33
new moon2017-02-2614:58

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

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

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Perigee2017-02-0614:00368,816 km
Apogee2017-02-1821:15404,375 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 Gambia.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
solar eclipse2017-02-26140
lunar eclipse2017-02-11114

Meteor Activity

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

NamePeak Day
α-Centaurids2017-02-08

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 ObjectsDate and Time
Mars2017-02-01 01:09
Aldebaran2017-02-05 21:14
Regulus2017-02-11 14:04
Jupiter2017-02-15 14:55
Saturn2017-02-20 23:44

Illumination of the Moon

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

February 2017
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 5
30Monday
 
31Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
17.2% illuminated
Age:4
2Thursday
 
26.4% illuminated
Age:5.1
3Friday
 
36.9% illuminated
Age:6.1
4Saturday
 
48.1% illuminated
Age:7.2
5Sunday
 
59.4% illuminated
Age:8.3
Week 6
6Monday
 
70.4% illuminated
Age:9.4
7Tuesday
 
80.3% illuminated
Age:10.4
8Wednesday
 
88.6% illuminated
Age:11.5
9Thursday
 
94.9% illuminated
Age:12.6
10Friday
 
98.7% illuminated
Age:13.7
11Saturday
 
100% illuminated
Age:14.7
12Sunday
 
98.9% illuminated
Age:15.8
Week 7
13Monday
 
95.5% illuminated
Age:16.8
14Tuesday
 
90.3% illuminated
Age:17.8
15Wednesday
 
83.5% illuminated
Age:18.7
16Thursday
 
75.6% illuminated
Age:19.6
17Friday
 
66.9% illuminated
Age:20.5
18Saturday
 
57.7% illuminated
Age:21.4
19Sunday
 
48.3% illuminated
Age:22.3
Week 8
20Monday
 
39% illuminated
Age:23.2
21Tuesday
 
29.9% illuminated
Age:24.1
22Wednesday
 
21.5% illuminated
Age:25
23Thursday
 
14% illuminated
Age:25.9
24Friday
 
7.7% illuminated
Age:26.9
25Saturday
 
3.1% illuminated
Age:27.9
26Sunday
 
0.5% illuminated
Age:28.9
Week 9
27Monday
 
0.2% illuminated
Age:0.4
28Tuesday
 
2.3% illuminated
Age:1.4
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
 
13Monday
 
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
16Thursday
 
17Friday
 
18Saturday
 
19Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z