Waxing · 79.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on February 23, 1983Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 23, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.6% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
79.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
364,670 km226,595 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1983 is on Sunday, February 27, 1983 at 08:58 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 13, 1983 at 00:32 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 20, 1983 | 17:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 27, 1983 | 08:58 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Wednesday, February 23, 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.