Waxing · 99.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
13.5days
Moon phase on February 9, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 9, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.4% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
401,789 km249,660 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 9, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 26, 1971 at 22:55 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 2, 1971 | 14:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 10, 1971 | 07:42 |
The Moon around February 9
More about this date
Tuesday, February 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.