Waxing · 31.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
5.5days
Moon phase on February 2, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, February 2, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.5% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
373,468 km232,062 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 2, 2017 is on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 00:07 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 28, 2017 | 00:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 4, 2017 | 04:19 |
The Moon around February 2
More about this date
Thursday, February 2, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 28, 2017 to the new moon of February 26, 2017, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
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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.