Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 04°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on February 16, 2018Waxing Crescent
On Friday, February 16, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
396,728 km246,515 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 21:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, February 23, 2018 | 08:09 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Friday, February 16, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 2018 to the new moon of March 17, 2018, a cycle of 29.67 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.