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The Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2011: Waxing Gibbous, 62% lit

Waxing · 62.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°

Moon age

9.4days

Moon phase on February 12, 2011Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 12 February 2011389,189 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 12, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.0% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

62.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
389,189 km241,830 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 2011 is on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 08:36 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 02:31 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 11, 201107:19
Full Moon (after)Friday, February 18, 201108:36

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Saturday, February 12, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 2011 to the new moon of March 4, 2011, a cycle of 29.76 days.