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The Moon on Tuesday, February 14, 2012: Last Quarter, 53% lit

Waning · 52.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°

Last Quarter at

17:04UTC

Moon phase on February 14, 2012Last Quarter

Tuesday 14 February 2012370,594 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.5% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

52.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
370,594 km230,277 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 14, 2012 is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 21:54 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, February 7, 201221:54
Last Quarter (this day)Tuesday, February 14, 201217:04
New Moon (after)Tuesday, February 21, 201222:35

The Moon around February 14

More about this date

Tuesday, February 14, 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.