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The Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2013: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 6.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 22°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on February 12, 2013Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 12 February 2013380,185 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
380,185 km236,236 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (22°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 2013 is on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 20:26 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 07:20 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 10, 201307:20
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 17, 201320:31

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 2013 to the new moon of March 11, 2013, a cycle of 29.52 days.