Waning · 37.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
Moon age
23.4days
Moon phase on February 2, 2016Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.2% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
398,376 km247,539 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 2, 2016 is on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 01:46 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 14:39 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 1, 2016 | 03:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, February 8, 2016 | 14:39 |
The Moon around February 2
More about this date
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 10, 2016 to the new moon of February 8, 2016, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.