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The Moon on Monday, February 7, 1949: Waxing Gibbous, 62% lit

Waxing · 61.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°

Moon age

9.4days

Moon phase on February 7, 1949Waxing Gibbous

Monday 7 February 1949389,735 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 7, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.7% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

61.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
389,735 km242,170 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 7, 1949 is on Sunday, February 13, 1949 at 09:08 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 29, 1949 at 02:42 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, February 6, 194908:05
Full Moon (after)Sunday, February 13, 194909:08

The Moon around February 7

More about this date

Monday, February 7, 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.