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The Moon on Thursday, February 18, 1926: Waxing Crescent, 40% lit

Waxing · 39.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°

Moon age

5.8days

Moon phase on February 18, 1926Waxing Crescent

Thursday 18 February 1926383,096 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 18, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.5% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
383,096 km238,045 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 18, 1926 is on Saturday, February 27, 1926 at 16:51 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 12, 1926 at 17:20 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 12, 192617:20
First Quarter (after)Friday, February 19, 192612:36

The Moon around February 18

More about this date

Thursday, February 18, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 12, 1926 to the new moon of March 14, 1926, a cycle of 29.42 days.