Newsletter Issue 131 (February 2024)

Micro Snow Moon in the Night Sky

This month’s Full Moon on February 24 is known as the Snow Moon. It’s also near its farthest point from Earth—apogee—making it a Micro Snow Moon.

A Micro Full Moon’s angular size is 12.5%–14.1% smaller than a Super Full Moon, and 5.9%–6.9% smaller than an average Full Moon.

Here! Have Another Day in 2024

This February, an extra day—an intercalary day—is added to our calendar. Leap days align our calendar with Earth's revolutions around the Sun.

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What Is the Equilux, and When Is It?

Twice a year, at most locations on Earth, day and night reach a perfect balance of 12 hours each. This creates a little-known event called the equilux.

You may think this date happens at the March or September equinox. However, there’s a subtle difference between equilux and equinox, and it depends on your latitude.

timeanddate.com was launched in 1998 and is the world’s leading website for time, date, and astronomy-related tools, services, and articles.

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