Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on February 22, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 22, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
393,563 km244,548 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 22, 2012 is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 21:54 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | 22:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 01:22 |
The Moon around February 22
More about this date
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 2012 to the new moon of March 22, 2012, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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