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The Moon on Monday, February 26, 1917: Waxing Crescent, 28% lit

Waxing · 28.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°

Moon age

4.7days

Moon phase on February 26, 1917Waxing Crescent

Monday 26 February 1917380,547 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 26, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.1% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

28.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
380,547 km236,461 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (11°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 26, 1917 is on Thursday, March 8, 1917 at 21:58 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 21, 1917 at 18:09 UTC, 5 days earlier.

The Moon around February 26

More about this date

Monday, February 26, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 1917 to the new moon of March 23, 1917, a cycle of 29.41 days.