Waxing · 9.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Moon age
2.5days
Moon phase on February 21, 2015Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 21, 2015, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.3% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
361,524 km224,640 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (8°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 2015 is on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 18:06 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 23:47 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 18, 2015 | 23:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 25, 2015 | 17:14 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Saturday, February 21, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 2015 to the new moon of March 20, 2015, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
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