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The Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2001: Waning Crescent, 28% lit

Waning · 27.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°

Moon age

24.0days

Moon phase on February 17, 2001Waning Crescent

Saturday 17 February 2001401,066 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 17, 2001, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.7% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

27.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
401,066 km249,211 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2001 is on Thursday, February 8, 2001 at 07:12 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 23, 2001 at 08:21 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Thursday, February 15, 200103:24
New Moon (after)Friday, February 23, 200108:21

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Saturday, February 17, 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.