Waxing · 46.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
First Quarter at
20:31UTC
Moon phase on February 17, 2013First Quarter
On Sunday, February 17, 2013, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.8% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
402,434 km250,061 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 2013 is on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 20:26 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 07:20 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 10, 2013 | 07:20 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, February 17, 2013 | 20:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 25, 2013 | 20:26 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Sunday, February 17, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
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