Waxing · 54.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
First Quarter at
00:16UTC
Moon phase on February 16, 2005First Quarter
On Wednesday, February 16, 2005, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
398,187 km247,422 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 2005 is on Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 04:54 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 22:28 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 8, 2005 | 22:28 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, February 16, 2005 | 00:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 24, 2005 | 04:54 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 8, 2005 to the new moon of March 10, 2005, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.