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The Moon on Friday, February 17, 1961: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 6.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 28°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on February 17, 1961Waxing Crescent

Friday 17 February 1961366,422 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 17, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.7% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
366,422 km227,684 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 1961 is on Thursday, March 2, 1961 at 13:35 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 15, 1961 at 08:10 UTC, 2 days earlier.

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Friday, February 17, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1961 to the new moon of March 16, 1961, a cycle of 29.44 days.