Waxing · 51.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°
First Quarter at
08:09UTC
Moon phase on February 23, 2018First Quarter
On Friday, February 23, 2018, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
372,574 km231,507 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 21:05 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, February 23, 2018 | 08:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 2, 2018 | 00:51 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Friday, February 23, 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.