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The Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1971: Waning Crescent, 1% lit

Waning · 1.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°

Moon age

28.5days

Moon phase on February 24, 1971Waning Crescent

Wednesday 24 February 1971359,153 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 24, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
359,153 km223,167 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 09:49 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Thursday, February 18, 197112:14
New Moon (after)Thursday, February 25, 197109:49

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Wednesday, February 24, 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.