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The Moon on Friday, February 23, 1912: Waxing Crescent, 26% lit

Waxing · 26.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°

Moon age

5.3days

Moon phase on February 23, 1912Waxing Crescent

Friday 23 February 1912383,196 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 23, 1912, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.0% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

26.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
383,196 km238,107 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 23, 1912 is on Sunday, March 3, 1912 at 10:42 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 18, 1912 at 05:44 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 18, 191205:44
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 25, 191219:27

The Moon around February 23

More about this date

Friday, February 23, 1912 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 1912 to the new moon of March 18, 1912, a cycle of 29.68 days.