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The Moon on Monday, February 15, 1971: Waning Gibbous, 78% lit

Waning · 77.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°

Moon age

19.5days

Moon phase on February 15, 1971Waning Gibbous

Monday 15 February 1971403,298 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 15, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.8% of its visible face lit, 19.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

77.8%Illumination at noon UTC
19.5 dMoon age
403,298 km250,598 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (22°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 15, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 09:49 UTC, 10 days later.

The Moon around February 15

More about this date

Monday, February 15, 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.