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The Moon on Monday, February 1, 1971: Waxing Crescent, 38% lit

Waxing · 37.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 27°

Moon age

5.5days

Moon phase on February 1, 1971Waxing Crescent

Monday 1 February 1971371,580 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 1, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.9% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

37.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
371,580 km230,889 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 1, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, January 26, 197122:55
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 2, 197114:31

The Moon around February 1

More about this date

Monday, February 1, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 26, 1971 to the new moon of February 25, 1971, a cycle of 29.45 days.