Waxing · 85.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Moon age
11.6days
Moon phase on February 16, 2019Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, February 16, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.8% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
364,379 km226,415 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 2019 is on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 15:54 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 21:04 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | 22:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | 15:54 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Saturday, February 16, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.