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The Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2018: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 17°

Moon age

1.6days

Moon phase on February 17, 2018Waxing Crescent

Saturday 17 February 2018393,626 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 17, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
393,626 km244,588 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, February 15, 201821:05
First Quarter (after)Friday, February 23, 201808:09

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Saturday, February 17, 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.