Waxing · 47.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°
First Quarter at
19:20UTC
Moon phase on February 15, 1959First Quarter
On Sunday, February 15, 1959, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.2% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
403,878 km250,958 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 15, 1959 is on Monday, February 23, 1959 at 08:54 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 7, 1959 at 19:22 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 7, 1959 | 19:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, February 15, 1959 | 19:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 23, 1959 | 08:54 |
The Moon around February 15
More about this date
Sunday, February 15, 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.