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The Moon on Friday, February 21, 1958: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 7.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°

Moon age

2.8days

Moon phase on February 21, 1958Waxing Crescent

Friday 21 February 1958406,089 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 21, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 2.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.8 dMoon age
406,089 km252,332 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 21, 1958 is on Wednesday, March 5, 1958 at 18:28 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 18, 1958 at 15:38 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 18, 195815:38
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 26, 195820:52

The Moon around February 21

More about this date

Friday, February 21, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 1958 to the new moon of March 20, 1958, a cycle of 29.76 days.