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The Moon on Monday, February 12, 1962: Waxing Gibbous, 59% lit

Waxing · 59.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°

Moon age

7.5days

Moon phase on February 12, 1962Waxing Gibbous

Monday 12 February 1962384,554 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 12, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 59.1% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

59.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
384,554 km238,951 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1962 is on Monday, February 19, 1962 at 13:18 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 5, 1962 at 00:10 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, February 11, 196215:43
Full Moon (after)Monday, February 19, 196213:18

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Monday, February 12, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 5, 1962 to the new moon of March 6, 1962, a cycle of 29.43 days.