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The Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1994: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 29.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°

Moon age

5.9days

Moon phase on February 16, 1994Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 16 February 1994404,859 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 16, 1994, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.5% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
404,859 km251,568 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 1994 is on Saturday, February 26, 1994 at 01:15 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 10, 1994 at 14:30 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, February 10, 199414:30
First Quarter (after)Friday, February 18, 199417:48

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Wednesday, February 16, 1994 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 1994 to the new moon of March 12, 1994, a cycle of 29.69 days.