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The Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2005: Waxing Gibbous, 64% lit

Waxing · 64.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

8.6days

Moon phase on February 17, 2005Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 17 February 2005401,801 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 17, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.3% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

64.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
401,801 km249,668 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2005 is on Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 04:54 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 22:28 UTC, 9 days earlier.

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Thursday, February 17, 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.