Waning · 0.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 24°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on February 21, 1974Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 21, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
401,765 km249,645 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1974 is on Wednesday, February 6, 1974 at 23:24 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 22, 1974 at 05:34 UTC, 1 day 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 21
More about this date
Thursday, February 21, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.