Waxing · 93.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Moon age
12.1days
Moon phase on February 3, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, February 3, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.3% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
361,283 km224,491 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 3, 1947 is on Wednesday, February 5, 1947 at 15:50 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 22, 1947 at 08:34 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 30, 1947 | 00:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 5, 1947 | 15:50 |
The Moon around February 3
More about this date
Monday, February 3, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.