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The Moon on Friday, February 21, 1936: Waning Crescent, 2% lit

Waning · 2.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 13°

Moon age

28.2days

Moon phase on February 21, 1936Waning Crescent

Friday 21 February 1936364,403 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 21, 1936, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
364,403 km226,430 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (14°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 21, 1936 is on Friday, February 7, 1936 at 11:19 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 22, 1936 at 18:42 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, February 15, 193615:46
New Moon (after)Saturday, February 22, 193618:42

The Moon around February 21

More about this date

Friday, February 21, 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.