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The Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1942: Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit

Waxing · 62.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°

Moon age

9.1days

Moon phase on February 24, 1942Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 24 February 1942403,839 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 24, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.7% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

62.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
403,839 km250,934 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1942 is on Tuesday, March 3, 1942 at 00:20 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 15, 1942 at 10:03 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, February 23, 194203:40
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 3, 194200:20

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Tuesday, February 24, 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.