Waxing · 8.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
Moon age
2.8days
Moon phase on February 17, 1991Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 17, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 2.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
2.8 dMoon age
382,886 km237,914 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1991 is on Thursday, February 28, 1991 at 18:25 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 14, 1991 at 17:32 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 14, 1991 | 17:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 21, 1991 | 22:58 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Sunday, February 17, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 14, 1991 to the new moon of March 16, 1991, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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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.