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The Moon on Friday, February 12, 1954: Waxing Gibbous, 73% lit

Waxing · 72.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°

Moon age

8.8days

Moon phase on February 12, 1954Waxing Gibbous

Friday 12 February 1954380,012 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 12, 1954, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.9% of its visible face lit, 8.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

72.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.8 dMoon age
380,012 km236,128 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1954 is on Wednesday, February 17, 1954 at 19:18 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 3, 1954 at 15:55 UTC, 9 days earlier.

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Friday, February 12, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 1954 to the new moon of March 5, 1954, a cycle of 29.47 days.