Waxing · 93.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on February 17, 1943Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 17, 1943, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.3% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
405,131 km251,737 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1943 is on Saturday, February 20, 1943 at 05:45 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 4, 1943 at 23:29 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 12, 1943 | 00:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 20, 1943 | 05:45 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Wednesday, February 17, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 4, 1943 to the new moon of March 6, 1943, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.