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The Moon on Thursday, February 26, 1931: Waxing Gibbous, 59% lit

Waxing · 58.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°

Moon age

9.0days

Moon phase on February 26, 1931Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 26 February 1931382,491 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 26, 1931, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.5% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

58.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
382,491 km237,669 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 26, 1931 is on Wednesday, March 4, 1931 at 10:36 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 17, 1931 at 13:11 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, February 25, 193116:42
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, March 4, 193110:36

The Moon around February 26

More about this date

Thursday, February 26, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 1931 to the new moon of March 19, 1931, a cycle of 29.78 days.