Waxing · 97.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on February 6, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, February 6, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
381,373 km236,974 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 2012 is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 21:54 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | 04:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | 21:54 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Monday, February 6, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 23, 2012 to the new moon of February 21, 2012, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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