Waxing · 58.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
Moon age
8.2days
Moon phase on February 5, 1960Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 5, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.7% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
403,215 km250,546 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 1960 is on Friday, February 12, 1960 at 17:24 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 28, 1960 at 06:15 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 4, 1960 | 14:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 12, 1960 | 17:24 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Friday, February 5, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 28, 1960 to the new moon of February 26, 1960, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.