Waxing · 75.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on February 16, 2008Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, February 16, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.7% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
371,644 km230,929 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 2008 is on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 03:31 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 03:45 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 14, 2008 | 03:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, February 21, 2008 | 03:31 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Saturday, February 16, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
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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.