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The Moon on Monday, February 24, 1958: Waxing Crescent, 28% lit

Waxing · 27.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°

Moon age

5.8days

Moon phase on February 24, 1958Waxing Crescent

Monday 24 February 1958402,156 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 24, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.8% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

27.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
402,156 km249,888 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1958 is on Wednesday, March 5, 1958 at 18:28 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 18, 1958 at 15:38 UTC, 6 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Monday, February 24, 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.