Waxing · 0.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on February 8, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 8, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
387,318 km240,668 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (27°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 8, 1959 is on Saturday, January 24, 1959 at 19:33 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 7, 1959 at 19:22 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 7, 1959 | 19:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 15, 1959 | 19:20 |
The Moon around February 8
More about this date
Sunday, February 8, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1959 to the new moon of March 9, 1959, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.