Waxing · 44.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
First Quarter at
22:58UTC
Moon phase on February 21, 1991First Quarter
On Thursday, February 21, 1991, the Moon was a First Quarter: 44.9% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
44.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
372,074 km231,196 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 1991 is on Thursday, February 28, 1991 at 18:25 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 14, 1991 at 17:32 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 14, 1991 | 17:32 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, February 21, 1991 | 22:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 28, 1991 | 18:25 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Thursday, February 21, 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.