Waning · 50.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Last Quarter at
12:19UTC
Moon phase on February 21, 1957Last Quarter
On Thursday, February 21, 1957, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 21.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.6 dMoon age
389,347 km241,929 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1957 is on Thursday, February 14, 1957 at 16:38 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 1, 1957 at 16:13 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, February 14, 1957 | 16:38 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, February 21, 1957 | 12:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 1, 1957 | 16:13 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Thursday, February 21, 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.