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The Moon on Thursday, February 18, 1971: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 50.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°

Last Quarter at

12:14UTC

Moon phase on February 18, 1971Last Quarter

Thursday 18 February 1971391,639 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 18, 1971, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.2% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

50.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
391,639 km243,353 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 18, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 09:49 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, February 10, 197107:42
Last Quarter (this day)Thursday, February 18, 197112:14
New Moon (after)Thursday, February 25, 197109:49

The Moon around February 18

More about this date

Thursday, February 18, 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.