Waning · 52.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Last Quarter at
16:49UTC
Moon phase on February 8, 1961Last Quarter
On Wednesday, February 8, 1961, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.3% of its visible face lit, 22.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.6 dMoon age
381,343 km236,956 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 8, 1961 is on Tuesday, January 31, 1961 at 18:47 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 15, 1961 at 08:10 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 31, 1961 | 18:47 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, February 8, 1961 | 16:49 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 15, 1961 | 08:10 |
The Moon around February 8
More about this date
Wednesday, February 8, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 16, 1961 to the new moon of February 15, 1961, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.