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The Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 1928: Waxing Gibbous, 79% lit

Waxing · 78.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°

Moon age

9.7days

Moon phase on February 1, 1928Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 1 February 1928372,417 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 1, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.8% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

78.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
372,417 km231,409 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 1, 1928 is on Sunday, February 5, 1928 at 20:11 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 22, 1928 at 20:19 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, January 29, 192819:26
Full Moon (after)Sunday, February 5, 192820:11

The Moon around February 1

More about this date

Wednesday, February 1, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 22, 1928 to the new moon of February 21, 1928, a cycle of 29.56 days.