Waning · 5.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on February 24, 2017Waning Crescent
On Friday, February 24, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.1% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
387,540 km240,806 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (10°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 24, 2017 is on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 2 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 24
More about this date
Friday, February 24, 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.