Waxing · 76.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
9.5days
Moon phase on February 23, 1953Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, February 23, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.7% of its visible face lit, 9.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.5 dMoon age
397,332 km246,891 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1953 is on Saturday, February 28, 1953 at 18:59 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 14, 1953 at 01:10 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 20, 1953 | 17:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 28, 1953 | 18:59 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Monday, February 23, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 14, 1953 to the new moon of March 15, 1953, a cycle of 29.41 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.
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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.