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The Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 1929: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 8.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°

Moon age

2.8days

Moon phase on February 12, 1929Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 12 February 1929383,758 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 12, 1929, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.2% of its visible face lit, 2.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

8.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.8 dMoon age
383,758 km238,456 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1929 is on Saturday, February 23, 1929 at 18:59 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 9, 1929 at 17:55 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, February 9, 192917:55
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 17, 192900:22

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Tuesday, February 12, 1929 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 1929 to the new moon of March 11, 1929, a cycle of 29.61 days.