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The Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1916: Waning Gibbous, 80% lit

Waning · 80.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°

Moon age

19.8days

Moon phase on February 23, 1916Waning Gibbous

Wednesday 23 February 1916379,638 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 23, 1916, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.1% of its visible face lit, 19.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

80.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.8 dMoon age
379,638 km235,896 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 23, 1916 is on Saturday, February 19, 1916 at 02:28 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 4, 1916 at 03:57 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Saturday, February 19, 191602:28
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, February 26, 191609:24

The Moon around February 23

More about this date

Wednesday, February 23, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 1916 to the new moon of March 4, 1916, a cycle of 29.49 days.