Waxing · 52.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
First Quarter at
07:47UTC
Moon phase on February 15, 2016First Quarter
On Monday, February 15, 2016, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.1% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
373,659 km232,181 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 15, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 14:39 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, February 8, 2016 | 14:39 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, February 15, 2016 | 07:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 22, 2016 | 18:20 |
The Moon around February 15
More about this date
Monday, February 15, 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.
- 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.