Waning · 36.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
23.9days
Moon phase on February 8, 1953Waning Crescent
On Sunday, February 8, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.5% of its visible face lit, 23.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.9 dMoon age
383,069 km238,028 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (5°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 8, 1953 is on Thursday, January 29, 1953 at 23:44 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 14, 1953 at 01:10 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 7, 1953 | 04:09 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, February 14, 1953 | 01:10 |
The Moon around February 8
More about this date
Sunday, February 8, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 15, 1953 to the new moon of February 14, 1953, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.