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The Moon on Monday, February 9, 1959: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 3.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 10°

Moon age

1.7days

Moon phase on February 9, 1959Waxing Crescent

Monday 9 February 1959391,375 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 9, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.2% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

3.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
391,375 km243,189 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 9, 1959 is on Monday, February 23, 1959 at 08:54 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 7, 1959 at 19:22 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, February 7, 195919:22
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 15, 195919:20

The Moon around February 9

More about this date

Monday, February 9, 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.