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The Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2003: Waxing Gibbous, 78% lit

Waxing · 77.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°

Moon age

11.0days

Moon phase on February 12, 2003Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 12 February 2003391,747 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.9% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

77.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
391,747 km243,420 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 2003 is on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 23:51 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 10:48 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, February 9, 200311:11
Full Moon (after)Sunday, February 16, 200323:51

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Wednesday, February 12, 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.