Waxing · 35.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
6.6days
Moon phase on February 6, 1957Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 6, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.3% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
393,189 km244,316 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1957 is on Thursday, February 14, 1957 at 16:38 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 30, 1957 at 21:25 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 30, 1957 | 21:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 7, 1957 | 23:23 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Wednesday, February 6, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 30, 1957 to the new moon of March 1, 1957, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.