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The Moon on Thursday, February 2, 1933: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 49.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°

First Quarter at

13:16UTC

Moon phase on February 2, 1933First Quarter

Thursday 2 February 1933403,338 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 2, 1933, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.6% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .

49.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
403,338 km250,623 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 2, 1933 is on Friday, February 10, 1933 at 13:01 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 25, 1933 at 23:20 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, January 25, 193323:20
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, February 2, 193313:16
Full Moon (after)Friday, February 10, 193313:01

The Moon around February 2

More about this date

Thursday, February 2, 1933 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 25, 1933 to the new moon of February 24, 1933, a cycle of 29.56 days.