Waxing · 50.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
First Quarter at
11:11UTC
Moon phase on February 9, 2003First Quarter
On Sunday, February 9, 2003, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.5% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
402,916 km250,360 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 9, 2003 is on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 23:51 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 10:48 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 1, 2003 | 10:48 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, February 9, 2003 | 11:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 16, 2003 | 23:51 |
The Moon around February 9
More about this date
Sunday, February 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.