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The Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 1947: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 29.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°

Moon age

5.4days

Moon phase on February 26, 1947Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 26 February 1947376,552 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 26, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.7% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
376,552 km233,979 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 26, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 21, 194702:00
First Quarter (after)Friday, February 28, 194709:12

The Moon around February 26

More about this date

Wednesday, February 26, 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.