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The Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1961: Waxing Crescent, 22% lit

Waxing · 22.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 26°

Moon age

4.2days

Moon phase on February 19, 1961Waxing Crescent

Sunday 19 February 1961378,129 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, February 19, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 22.1% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

22.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
378,129 km234,958 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 19, 1961 is on Thursday, March 2, 1961 at 13:35 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 15, 1961 at 08:10 UTC, 4 days earlier.

The Moon around February 19

More about this date

Sunday, February 19, 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.