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The Moon on Thursday, February 4, 1971: Waxing Gibbous, 70% lit

Waxing · 69.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

8.5days

Moon phase on February 4, 1971Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 4 February 1971385,370 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 4, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.9% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

69.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
385,370 km239,458 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 4, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 2, 197114:31
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, February 10, 197107:42

The Moon around February 4

More about this date

Thursday, February 4, 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.