Waning · 61.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on February 6, 2018Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.6% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.6%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
391,024 km242,971 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 2018 is on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 13:27 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 | 13:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, February 7, 2018 | 15:54 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Tuesday, February 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.