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The Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2004: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°

Moon age

1.1days

Moon phase on February 21, 2004Waxing Crescent

Saturday 21 February 2004380,787 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 21, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
380,787 km236,610 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 21, 2004 is on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at 23:14 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 20, 2004 at 09:18 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 20, 200409:18
First Quarter (after)Saturday, February 28, 200403:24

The Moon around February 21

More about this date

Saturday, February 21, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 2004 to the new moon of March 20, 2004, a cycle of 29.56 days.