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The Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 1917: Waxing Gibbous, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°

Moon age

14.2days

Moon phase on February 6, 1917Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 6 February 1917406,349 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 6, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
406,349 km252,494 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 6, 1917 is on Wednesday, February 7, 1917 at 03:28 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 23, 1917 at 07:40 UTC, 14 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 6

More about this date

Tuesday, February 6, 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.