Waning · 98.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
16.5days
Moon phase on February 21, 1943Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, February 21, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.5 dMoon age
396,448 km246,341 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1943 is on Saturday, February 20, 1943 at 05:45 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 6, 1943 at 10:34 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 20, 1943 | 05:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 27, 1943 | 18:23 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Sunday, February 21, 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.