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The Moon on Monday, February 8, 1971: Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit

Waxing · 96.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°

Moon age

12.5days

Moon phase on February 8, 1971Waxing Gibbous

Monday 8 February 1971399,384 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 8, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
399,384 km248,165 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 8, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 13 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 8

More about this date

Monday, February 8, 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.