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The Moon on Thursday, February 25, 1960: Waning Crescent, 2% lit

Waning · 2.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°

Moon age

28.2days

Moon phase on February 25, 1960Waning Crescent

Thursday 25 February 1960370,343 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 25, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
370,343 km230,121 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 25, 1960 is on Friday, February 12, 1960 at 17:24 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 26, 1960 at 18:24 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, February 19, 196023:48
New Moon (after)Friday, February 26, 196018:24

The Moon around February 25

More about this date

Thursday, February 25, 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.