Waxing · 40.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
6.6days
Moon phase on February 22, 2018Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, February 22, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 40.8% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
376,120 km233,710 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 22, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 7 days 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 22
More about this date
Thursday, February 22, 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.