Waning · 27.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on February 16, 1974Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 16, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.0% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.0%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
404,071 km251,078 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1974 is on Wednesday, February 6, 1974 at 23:24 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 22, 1974 at 05:34 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 14, 1974 | 00:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, February 22, 1974 | 05:34 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Saturday, February 16, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 23, 1974 to the new moon of February 22, 1974, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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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.