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The Moon on Sunday, February 2, 1947: Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit

Waxing · 86.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°

Moon age

11.1days

Moon phase on February 2, 1947Waxing Gibbous

Sunday 2 February 1947362,774 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, February 2, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.1% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

86.1%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
362,774 km225,417 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 2, 1947 is on Wednesday, February 5, 1947 at 15:50 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 22, 1947 at 08:34 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, January 30, 194700:07
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, February 5, 194715:50

The Moon around February 2

More about this date

Sunday, February 2, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 22, 1947 to the new moon of February 21, 1947, a cycle of 29.73 days.