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The Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 1993: Waning Crescent, 14% lit

Waning · 14.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°

Moon age

25.7days

Moon phase on February 17, 1993Waning Crescent

Wednesday 17 February 1993397,855 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 17, 1993, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.5% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

14.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
397,855 km247,215 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (14°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 1993 is on Saturday, February 6, 1993 at 23:55 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 21, 1993 at 13:05 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, February 13, 199314:57
New Moon (after)Sunday, February 21, 199313:05

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Wednesday, February 17, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 22, 1993 to the new moon of February 21, 1993, a cycle of 29.78 days.