Waning · 30.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
23.6days
Moon phase on February 23, 1957Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 23, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 30.9% of its visible face lit, 23.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
30.9%Illumination at noon UTC
23.6 dMoon age
398,962 km247,903 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1957 is on Thursday, February 14, 1957 at 16:38 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 1, 1957 at 16:13 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 21, 1957 | 12:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 1, 1957 | 16:13 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Saturday, February 23, 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.