Waning · 25.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on February 17, 1955Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 17, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.8% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
400,352 km248,767 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1955 is on Monday, February 7, 1955 at 01:43 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 22, 1955 at 15:54 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 14, 1955 | 19:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 22, 1955 | 15:54 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Thursday, February 17, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 24, 1955 to the new moon of February 22, 1955, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.