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The Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2013: Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit

Waxing · 94.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 07°

Moon age

13.2days

Moon phase on February 23, 2013Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 23 February 2013395,069 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 23, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.1% of its visible face lit, 13.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

94.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.2 dMoon age
395,069 km245,485 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (7°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 23, 2013 is on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 20:26 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 07:20 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, February 17, 201320:31
Full Moon (after)Monday, February 25, 201320:26

The Moon around February 23

More about this date

Saturday, February 23, 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.