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The Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2018: Waning Gibbous, 99% lit

Waning · 98.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°

Moon age

15.4days

Moon phase on February 1, 2018Waning Gibbous

Thursday 1 February 2018362,918 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 1, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
362,918 km225,507 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 1, 2018 is on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 13:27 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, January 31, 201813:27
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 7, 201815:54

The Moon around February 1

More about this date

Thursday, February 1, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 17, 2018 to the new moon of February 15, 2018, a cycle of 29.78 days.