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The Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1982: Waning Gibbous, 98% lit

Waning · 98.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°

Moon age

15.3days

Moon phase on February 9, 1982Waning Gibbous

Tuesday 9 February 1982374,741 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 9, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.2% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

98.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
374,741 km232,853 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 9, 1982 is on Monday, February 8, 1982 at 07:57 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 23, 1982 at 21:13 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, February 8, 198207:57
Last Quarter (after)Monday, February 15, 198220:21

The Moon around February 9

More about this date

Tuesday, February 9, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 25, 1982 to the new moon of February 23, 1982, a cycle of 29.68 days.