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The Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2003: Waxing Crescent, 24% lit

Waxing · 23.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°

Moon age

5.0days

Moon phase on February 6, 2003Waxing Crescent

Thursday 6 February 2003403,321 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 6, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 23.6% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

23.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
403,321 km250,612 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 6, 2003 is on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 23:51 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 10:48 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, February 1, 200310:48
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 9, 200311:11

The Moon around February 6

More about this date

Thursday, February 6, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 1, 2003 to the new moon of March 3, 2003, a cycle of 29.66 days.