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The Moon on Thursday, February 12, 1948: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 5.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on February 12, 1948Waxing Crescent

Thursday 12 February 1948403,326 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 12, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
403,326 km250,615 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 10, 1948 at 03:02 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 10, 194803:02
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 18, 194801:55

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Thursday, February 12, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 1948 to the new moon of March 10, 1948, a cycle of 29.76 days.