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The Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 1963: Waning Gibbous, 86% lit

Waning · 86.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°

Moon age

17.9days

Moon phase on February 12, 1963Waning Gibbous

Tuesday 12 February 1963403,398 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 12, 1963, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.0% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

86.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
403,398 km250,660 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1963 is on Friday, February 8, 1963 at 14:52 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 24, 1963 at 02:06 UTC, 12 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, February 8, 196314:52
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, February 16, 196317:39

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Tuesday, February 12, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 25, 1963 to the new moon of February 24, 1963, a cycle of 29.52 days.