Waxing · 18.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 19°
Moon age
4.5days
Moon phase on February 17, 1983Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, February 17, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.6% of its visible face lit, 4.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.5 dMoon age
391,011 km242,963 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1983 is on Sunday, February 27, 1983 at 08:58 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 13, 1983 at 00:32 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 13, 1983 | 00:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 20, 1983 | 17:32 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Thursday, February 17, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 13, 1983 to the new moon of March 14, 1983, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.