Waning · 79.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
Moon age
18.5days
Moon phase on February 15, 2017Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.8% of its visible face lit, 18.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.8%Illumination at noon UTC
18.5 dMoon age
397,305 km246,874 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (20°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 15, 2017 is on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 11, 2017 | 00:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 18, 2017 | 19:33 |
The Moon around February 15
More about this date
Wednesday, February 15, 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.