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The Moon on Monday, February 2, 1942: Waning Gibbous, 99% lit

Waning · 98.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°

Moon age

16.6days

Moon phase on February 2, 1942Waning Gibbous

Monday 2 February 1942387,597 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 2, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
387,597 km240,842 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 2, 1942 is on Sunday, February 1, 1942 at 09:12 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 15, 1942 at 10:03 UTC, 13 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Sunday, February 1, 194209:12
Last Quarter (after)Sunday, February 8, 194214:52

The Moon around February 2

More about this date

Monday, February 2, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 16, 1942 to the new moon of February 15, 1942, a cycle of 29.52 days.