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The Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2009: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°

Moon age

1.4days

Moon phase on February 26, 2009Waxing Crescent

Thursday 26 February 2009388,385 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 26, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
388,385 km241,331 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 26, 2009 is on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 02:38 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 01:35 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, February 25, 200901:35
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, March 4, 200907:46

The Moon around February 26

More about this date

Thursday, February 26, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 2009 to the new moon of March 26, 2009, a cycle of 29.60 days.