Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
Moon age
12.9days
Moon phase on February 21, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, February 21, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 12.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.9 dMoon age
394,151 km244,914 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 14:39 UTC, 13 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 21
More about this date
Sunday, February 21, 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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