Waning · 25.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on February 21, 2017Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.6% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.6%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
400,040 km248,573 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 2017 is on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 18, 2017 | 19:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, February 26, 2017 | 14:59 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Tuesday, February 21, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.