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The Moon on Wednesday, February 17, 2016: Waxing Gibbous, 73% lit

Waxing · 73.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°

Moon age

8.9days

Moon phase on February 17, 2016Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 17 February 2016380,669 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 73.2% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

73.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
380,669 km236,537 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 14:39 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, February 15, 201607:47
Full Moon (after)Monday, February 22, 201618:20

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Wednesday, February 17, 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.