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The Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2018: Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit

Waxing · 63.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°

Moon age

8.6days

Moon phase on February 24, 2018Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 24 February 2018369,318 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 24, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 63.2% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

63.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
369,318 km229,483 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 23, 201808:09
Full Moon (after)Friday, March 2, 201800:51

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Saturday, February 24, 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.