Waxing · 40.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on February 14, 2016Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 14, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 40.8% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
370,411 km230,163 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 14, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 14:39 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, February 8, 2016 | 14:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 15, 2016 | 07:47 |
The Moon around February 14
More about this date
Sunday, February 14, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 8, 2016 to the new moon of March 9, 2016, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
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