Waning · 96.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on February 9, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, February 9, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
370,425 km230,171 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 9, 2012 is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 21:54 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | 21:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | 17:04 |
The Moon around February 9
More about this date
Thursday, February 9, 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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