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Moon phase calendar February 1972
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tue | Full moon | 97% | 15.7 | 19:00 | 07:29 | |
| 2 Wed | Waning gibbous | 93% | 16.7 | 20:00 | 07:55 | |
| 3 Thu | Waning gibbous | 87% | 17.7 | 20:57 | 08:20 | |
| 4 Fri | Waning gibbous | 80% | 18.7 | 21:54 | 08:44 | |
| 5 Sat | Waning gibbous | 72% | 19.7 | 22:52 | 09:09 | |
| 6 Sun | Last quarter | 63% | 20.7 | 23:50 | 09:37 | |
| 7 Mon | Last quarter 20:11 | 53% | 21.7 | – | 10:07 | |
| 8 Tue | Last quarter | 44% | 22.7 | 00:49 | 10:43 | |
| 9 Wed | Last quarter | 34% | 23.7 | 01:48 | 11:25 | |
| 10 Thu | Waning crescent | 25% | 24.7 | 02:45 | 12:15 | |
| 11 Fri | Waning crescent | 17% | 25.7 | 03:39 | 13:12 | |
| 12 Sat | Waning crescent | 10% | 26.7 | 04:28 | 14:15 | |
| 13 Sun | Waning crescent | 4% | 27.7 | 05:11 | 15:22 | |
| 14 Mon | New moon | 1% | 28.7 | 05:49 | 16:32 | |
| 15 Tue | New moon 09:28 | 0% | 0.1 | 06:23 | 17:42 | |
| 16 Wed | New moon | 2% | 1.1 | 06:54 | 18:52 | |
| 17 Thu | Waxing crescent | 6% | 2.1 | 07:24 | 20:02 | |
| 18 Fri | Waxing crescent | 13% | 3.1 | 07:54 | 21:13 | |
| 19 Sat | Waxing crescent | 22% | 4.1 | 08:27 | 22:25 | |
| 20 Sun | First quarter | 32% | 5.1 | 09:03 | 23:38 | |
| 21 Mon | First quarter | 43% | 6.1 | 09:45 | – | |
| 22 Tue | First quarter 02:20 | 55% | 7.1 | 10:34 | 00:48 | |
| 23 Wed | First quarter | 66% | 8.1 | 11:30 | 01:55 | |
| 24 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 75% | 9.1 | 12:32 | 02:53 | |
| 25 Fri | Waxing gibbous | 84% | 10.1 | 13:37 | 03:43 | |
| 26 Sat | Waxing gibbous | 91% | 11.1 | 14:43 | 04:25 | |
| 27 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 96% | 12.1 | 15:47 | 05:00 | |
| 28 Mon | Full moon | 99% | 13.1 | 16:48 | 05:30 | |
| 29 Tue | Full moon 12:11 | 100% | 14.1 | 17:48 | 05:57 |
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.
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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for February 1972. Full moon: Feb 29 (396,641 km away).