Waxing · 81.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on February 21, 2013Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, February 21, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.9% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
401,521 km249,494 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 2013 is on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 20:26 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 07:20 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 17, 2013 | 20:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 25, 2013 | 20:26 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Thursday, February 21, 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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