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The Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1936: Waning Gibbous, 78% lit

Waning · 78.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°

Moon age

19.2days

Moon phase on February 12, 1936Waning Gibbous

Wednesday 12 February 1936405,274 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 12, 1936, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.4% of its visible face lit, 19.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

78.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.2 dMoon age
405,274 km251,826 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1936 is on Friday, February 7, 1936 at 11:19 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 22, 1936 at 18:42 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, February 7, 193611:19
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, February 15, 193615:46

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Wednesday, February 12, 1936 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 24, 1936 to the new moon of February 22, 1936, a cycle of 29.48 days.