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The Moon on Friday, February 1, 1952: Waxing Crescent, 36% lit

Waxing · 36.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 25°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on February 1, 1952Waxing Crescent

Friday 1 February 1952383,620 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 1, 1952, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.5% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

36.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
383,620 km238,370 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 1, 1952 is on Monday, February 11, 1952 at 00:28 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 26, 1952 at 22:26 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, January 26, 195222:26
First Quarter (after)Saturday, February 2, 195220:02

The Moon around February 1

More about this date

Friday, February 1, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 26, 1952 to the new moon of February 25, 1952, a cycle of 29.45 days.