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The Moon on Saturday, February 19, 1983: Waxing Crescent, 37% lit

Waxing · 37.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°

Moon age

6.5days

Moon phase on February 19, 1983Waxing Crescent

Saturday 19 February 1983382,493 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 19, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.0% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

37.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
382,493 km237,670 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 19, 1983 is on Sunday, February 27, 1983 at 08:58 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 13, 1983 at 00:32 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 13, 198300:32
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 20, 198317:32

The Moon around February 19

More about this date

Saturday, February 19, 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.