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The Moon on Thursday, February 12, 1981: Waxing Gibbous, 59% lit

Waxing · 58.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°

Moon age

7.6days

Moon phase on February 12, 1981Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 12 February 1981372,284 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 12, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.7% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

58.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
372,284 km231,327 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1981 is on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at 22:58 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 4, 1981 at 22:14 UTC, 8 days earlier.

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Thursday, February 12, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 4, 1981 to the new moon of March 6, 1981, a cycle of 29.51 days.