Waxing · 16.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on February 2, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 2, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.7% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.7%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
405,663 km252,067 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 2, 1949 is on Sunday, February 13, 1949 at 09:08 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 29, 1949 at 02:42 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 29, 1949 | 02:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 6, 1949 | 08:05 |
The Moon around February 2
More about this date
Wednesday, February 2, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 29, 1949 to the new moon of February 27, 1949, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.