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The Moon on Friday, February 15, 2013: Waxing Crescent, 28% lit

Waxing · 28.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°

Moon age

5.2days

Moon phase on February 15, 2013Waxing Crescent

Friday 15 February 2013395,580 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 15, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.2% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

28.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
395,580 km245,802 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 15, 2013 is on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 20:26 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 07:20 UTC, 5 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 15

More about this date

Friday, February 15, 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.