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The Moon on Saturday, February 17, 1945: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 29.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°

Moon age

4.8days

Moon phase on February 17, 1945Waxing Crescent

Saturday 17 February 1945367,610 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 17, 1945, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.6% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
367,610 km228,422 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 1945 is on Tuesday, February 27, 1945 at 00:07 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 12, 1945 at 17:33 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, February 12, 194517:33
First Quarter (after)Monday, February 19, 194508:38

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Saturday, February 17, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 12, 1945 to the new moon of March 14, 1945, a cycle of 29.43 days.