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The Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1958: Waning Gibbous, 93% lit

Waning · 93.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°

Moon age

17.6days

Moon phase on February 6, 1958Waning Gibbous

Thursday 6 February 1958361,038 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 6, 1958, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.2% of its visible face lit, 17.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

93.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.6 dMoon age
361,038 km224,338 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 6, 1958 is on Tuesday, February 4, 1958 at 08:06 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 18, 1958 at 15:38 UTC, 12 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, February 4, 195808:06
Last Quarter (after)Monday, February 10, 195823:34

The Moon around February 6

More about this date

Thursday, February 6, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 19, 1958 to the new moon of February 18, 1958, a cycle of 29.73 days.