Waxing · 82.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Moon age
9.9days
Moon phase on February 18, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, February 18, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 82.0% of its visible face lit, 9.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
82.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.9 dMoon age
384,177 km238,716 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 18, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 14:39 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, February 15, 2016 | 07:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 22, 2016 | 18:20 |
The Moon around February 18
More about this date
Thursday, February 18, 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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