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The Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2010: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 5.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on February 16, 2010Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 16 February 2010402,851 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
402,851 km250,320 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 2010 is on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 16:38 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 02:52 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 14, 201002:52
First Quarter (after)Monday, February 22, 201000:43

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 14, 2010 to the new moon of March 15, 2010, a cycle of 29.76 days.