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Lunar Calendar Month February 2021 (Kiribati)

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 Tarawa, Kiribati during February 2021.

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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
3rd quarter2021-02-0505:37
new moon2021-02-1207:06
1st quarter2021-02-2006:47
full moon2021-02-2720:17

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during February 2021.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Perigee2021-02-0407:34370,126 km
Apogee2021-02-1822:23404,465 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 ObjectsDate and Time
Mars2021-02-19 10:47
Beehive2021-02-25 12:16

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 28 days of February 2021.

Kiribati is partly in the northern hemisphere. The information of the moon presented here applies to the southern hemisphere. Moon phases are different for each hemisphere.

February 2021
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 5
1Monday
 
91.3% illuminated
Age:17.6
2Tuesday
 
83.9% illuminated
Age:18.7
3Wednesday
 
74.6% illuminated
Age:19.7
4Thursday
 
64.1% illuminated
Age:20.8
5Friday
 
52.8% illuminated
Age:21.9
6Saturday
 
41.5% illuminated
Age:23
7Sunday
 
30.5% illuminated
Age:24
Week 6
8Monday
 
20.7% illuminated
Age:25.1
9Tuesday
 
12.4% illuminated
Age:26.2
10Wednesday
 
6% illuminated
Age:27.2
11Thursday
 
1.9% illuminated
Age:28.2
12Friday
 
0.1% illuminated
Age:29.2
13Saturday
 
0.6% illuminated
Age:0.7
14Sunday
 
3.2% illuminated
Age:1.7
Week 7
15Monday
 
7.6% illuminated
Age:2.6
16Tuesday
 
13.6% illuminated
Age:3.6
17Wednesday
 
20.9% illuminated
Age:4.5
18Thursday
 
29.1% illuminated
Age:5.4
19Friday
 
38% illuminated
Age:6.2
20Saturday
 
47.3% illuminated
Age:7.1
21Sunday
 
56.8% illuminated
Age:8
Week 8
22Monday
 
66.2% illuminated
Age:8.9
23Tuesday
 
75.1% illuminated
Age:9.9
24Wednesday
 
83.3% illuminated
Age:10.8
25Thursday
 
90.3% illuminated
Age:11.8
26Friday
 
95.7% illuminated
Age:12.8
27Saturday
 
99.1% illuminated
Age:13.8
28Sunday
 
100% illuminated
Age:14.9
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6Saturday
 
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Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z