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The Moon on Saturday, February 16, 1901: Waning Crescent, 9% lit

Waning · 9.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 22°

Moon age

26.9days

Moon phase on February 16, 1901Waning Crescent

Saturday 16 February 1901377,411 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 16, 1901, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.0% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

9.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
377,411 km234,512 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 1901 is on Sunday, February 3, 1901 at 15:30 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 19, 1901 at 02:45 UTC, 3 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, February 11, 190118:12
New Moon (after)Tuesday, February 19, 190102:45

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Saturday, February 16, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 20, 1901 to the new moon of February 19, 1901, a cycle of 29.51 days.