Waning · 97.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on February 23, 1951Waning Gibbous
On Friday, February 23, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
380,751 km236,587 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (24°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1951 is on Wednesday, February 21, 1951 at 21:12 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 7, 1951 at 20:51 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 21, 1951 | 21:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 28, 1951 | 23:00 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Friday, February 23, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 6, 1951 to the new moon of March 7, 1951, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.