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The Moon on Friday, February 2, 1917: Waxing Gibbous, 82% lit

Waxing · 81.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°

Moon age

10.2days

Moon phase on February 2, 1917Waxing Gibbous

Friday 2 February 1917400,947 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 2, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.9% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

81.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
400,947 km249,137 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 2, 1917 is on Wednesday, February 7, 1917 at 03:28 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 23, 1917 at 07:40 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, January 30, 191701:01
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, February 7, 191703:28

The Moon around February 2

More about this date

Friday, February 2, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 23, 1917 to the new moon of February 21, 1917, a cycle of 29.44 days.