Waxing · 88.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on February 5, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, February 5, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.7% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
362,377 km225,170 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 2001 is on Thursday, February 8, 2001 at 07:12 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 13:07 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 1, 2001 | 14:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 8, 2001 | 07:12 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Monday, February 5, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 24, 2001 to the new moon of February 23, 2001, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.