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The Moon on Thursday, February 18, 1982: Waning Crescent, 26% lit

Waning · 26.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°

Moon age

24.3days

Moon phase on February 18, 1982Waning Crescent

Thursday 18 February 1982403,724 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 18, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.1% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

26.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
403,724 km250,862 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 18, 1982 is on Monday, February 8, 1982 at 07:57 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 23, 1982 at 21:13 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, February 15, 198220:21
New Moon (after)Tuesday, February 23, 198221:13

The Moon around February 18

More about this date

Thursday, February 18, 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.