Waning · 66.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on February 23, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 23, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.2% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
371,578 km230,888 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2011 is on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 08:36 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 20:46 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, February 18, 2011 | 08:36 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 24, 2011 | 23:27 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Wednesday, February 23, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
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