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The Moon on Thursday, February 5, 1942: Waning Gibbous, 82% lit

Waning · 82.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°

Moon age

19.6days

Moon phase on February 5, 1942Waning Gibbous

Thursday 5 February 1942378,169 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 5, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 82.2% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

82.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
378,169 km234,983 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (6°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 5, 1942 is on Sunday, February 1, 1942 at 09:12 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 15, 1942 at 10:03 UTC, 10 days later.

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

The Moon around February 5

More about this date

Thursday, February 5, 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.