Waxing · 97.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on February 9, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, February 9, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
372,439 km231,423 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 9, 2017 is on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 00:07 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 4, 2017 | 04:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 11, 2017 | 00:33 |
The Moon around February 9
More about this date
Thursday, February 9, 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.