Waxing · 35.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
6.5days
Moon phase on February 23, 1950Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, February 23, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.4% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
404,456 km251,317 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1950 is on Saturday, March 4, 1950 at 10:34 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 16, 1950 at 22:53 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 16, 1950 | 22:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 25, 1950 | 01:52 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Thursday, February 23, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1950 to the new moon of March 18, 1950, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.