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The Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 1960: Waning Gibbous, 85% lit

Waning · 85.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°

Moon age

19.2days

Moon phase on February 16, 1960Waning Gibbous

Tuesday 16 February 1960380,055 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 16, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.1% of its visible face lit, 19.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

85.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.2 dMoon age
380,055 km236,155 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (12°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 1960 is on Friday, February 12, 1960 at 17:24 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 26, 1960 at 18:24 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, February 12, 196017:24
Last Quarter (after)Friday, February 19, 196023:48

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Tuesday, February 16, 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.