Waxing · 6.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on February 23, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 23, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.3% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
385,927 km239,804 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, February 21, 1947 | 02:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, February 28, 1947 | 09:12 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Sunday, February 23, 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.