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The Moon on Friday, February 17, 2017: Waning Gibbous, 62% lit

Waning · 62.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°

Moon age

20.5days

Moon phase on February 17, 2017Waning Gibbous

Friday 17 February 2017403,109 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 17, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.4% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

62.4%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
403,109 km250,480 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2017 is on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 9 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Saturday, February 11, 201700:33
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, February 18, 201719:33

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Friday, February 17, 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.