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The Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1999: Waxing Gibbous, 66% lit

Waxing · 65.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°

Moon age

8.2days

Moon phase on February 24, 1999Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 24 February 1999373,064 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 24, 1999, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.6% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

65.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
373,064 km231,811 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1999 is on Tuesday, March 2, 1999 at 06:59 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 06:39 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 23, 199902:43
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 2, 199906:59

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Wednesday, February 24, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1999 to the new moon of March 17, 1999, a cycle of 29.51 days.