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The Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1926: Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit

Waxing · 91.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 00°

Moon age

11.8days

Moon phase on February 24, 1926Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 24 February 1926405,665 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 24, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.2% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

91.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
405,665 km252,068 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (0°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1926 is on Saturday, February 27, 1926 at 16:51 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 12, 1926 at 17:20 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 19, 192612:36
Full Moon (after)Saturday, February 27, 192616:51

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Wednesday, February 24, 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.