Waxing · 99.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
14.6days
Moon phase on February 23, 2005Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 23, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.4% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
401,404 km249,421 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2005 is on Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 04:54 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 22:28 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 16, 2005 | 00:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 24, 2005 | 04:54 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Wednesday, February 23, 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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