Waxing · 12.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
3.6days
Moon phase on February 25, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 25, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.1% of its visible face lit, 3.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.6 dMoon age
402,503 km250,104 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 25, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 4 days 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 25
More about this date
Saturday, February 25, 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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