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The Moon on Saturday, February 6, 1926: Waning Crescent, 45% lit

Waning · 44.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°

Moon age

23.2days

Moon phase on February 6, 1926Waning Crescent

Saturday 6 February 1926382,687 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 6, 1926, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 44.6% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

44.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
382,687 km237,790 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 6, 1926 is on Thursday, January 28, 1926 at 21:35 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 12, 1926 at 17:20 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, February 5, 192623:25
New Moon (after)Friday, February 12, 192617:20

The Moon around February 6

More about this date

Saturday, February 6, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 14, 1926 to the new moon of February 12, 1926, a cycle of 29.45 days.