Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 06°
New Moon at
02:00UTC
Moon phase on February 21, 1947New Moon
On Friday, February 21, 1947, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
392,668 km243,992 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (7°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 12, 1947 | 21:58 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, February 21, 1947 | 02:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, February 28, 1947 | 09:12 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Friday, February 21, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 1947 to the new moon of March 22, 1947, a cycle of 29.61 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.