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The Moon on Friday, February 15, 2019: Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit

Waxing · 76.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°

Moon age

10.6days

Moon phase on February 15, 2019Waxing Gibbous

Friday 15 February 2019369,709 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 15, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.8% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

76.8%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
369,709 km229,727 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 15, 2019 is on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 15:54 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 21:04 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 12, 201922:26
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, February 19, 201915:54

The Moon around February 15

More about this date

Friday, February 15, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 4, 2019 to the new moon of March 6, 2019, a cycle of 29.79 days.