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The Moon on Friday, February 15, 2008: Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit

Waxing · 65.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°

Moon age

8.3days

Moon phase on February 15, 2008Waxing Gibbous

Friday 15 February 2008370,703 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 15, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.3% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

65.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
370,703 km230,344 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 15, 2008 is on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 03:31 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 03:45 UTC, 8 days earlier.

The Moon around February 15

More about this date

Friday, February 15, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 2008 to the new moon of March 7, 2008, a cycle of 29.56 days.