Waxing · 34.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on February 21, 1942Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 21, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.7% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
401,591 km249,537 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1942 is on Tuesday, March 3, 1942 at 00:20 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 15, 1942 at 10:03 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 15, 1942 | 10:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 23, 1942 | 03:40 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Saturday, February 21, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1942 to the new moon of March 16, 1942, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.