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The Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 1937: Waxing Crescent, 32% lit

Waxing · 31.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°

Moon age

5.2days

Moon phase on February 16, 1937Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 16 February 1937369,120 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 16, 1937, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.6% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

31.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
369,120 km229,360 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 1937 is on Thursday, February 25, 1937 at 07:43 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 11, 1937 at 07:34 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, February 11, 193707:34
First Quarter (after)Thursday, February 18, 193703:50

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Tuesday, February 16, 1937 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 1937 to the new moon of March 12, 1937, a cycle of 29.50 days.