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The Moon on Thursday, February 21, 1952: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 20.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°

Moon age

25.6days

Moon phase on February 21, 1952Waning Crescent

Thursday 21 February 1952364,849 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 21, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 20.7% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

20.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
364,849 km226,706 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 21, 1952 is on Monday, February 11, 1952 at 00:28 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 25, 1952 at 09:16 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, February 18, 195218:01
New Moon (after)Monday, February 25, 195209:16

The Moon around February 21

More about this date

Thursday, February 21, 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.