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The Moon on Thursday, February 3, 1944: Waxing Gibbous, 72% lit

Waxing · 72.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°

Moon age

8.9days

Moon phase on February 3, 1944Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 3 February 1944391,787 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 3, 1944, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.3% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

72.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
391,787 km243,445 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 3, 1944 is on Wednesday, February 9, 1944 at 05:30 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 25, 1944 at 15:24 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 1, 194407:08
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, February 9, 194405:30

The Moon around February 3

More about this date

Thursday, February 3, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 25, 1944 to the new moon of February 24, 1944, a cycle of 29.44 days.