Waning · 17.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on February 23, 1949Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, February 23, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.2% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
395,305 km245,631 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1949 is on Sunday, February 13, 1949 at 09:08 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 27, 1949 at 20:55 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 20, 1949 | 00:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, February 27, 1949 | 20:55 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Wednesday, February 23, 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.