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The Moon on Friday, February 12, 1982: Waning Gibbous, 81% lit

Waning · 80.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°

Moon age

18.3days

Moon phase on February 12, 1982Waning Gibbous

Friday 12 February 1982390,436 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 12, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.6% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

80.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
390,436 km242,606 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1982 is on Monday, February 8, 1982 at 07:57 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 23, 1982 at 21:13 UTC, 11 days later.

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

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Friday, February 12, 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.