Waning · 20.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 03°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on February 17, 2012Waning Crescent
On Friday, February 17, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 20.9% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
20.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
377,396 km234,503 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (4°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 2012 is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 21:54 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | 17:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | 22:35 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Friday, February 17, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.