Waning · 94.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on February 21, 2019Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, February 21, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.8% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
361,143 km224,404 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 21, 2019 is on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 15:54 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 16:04 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | 15:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | 11:28 |
The Moon around February 21
More about this date
Thursday, February 21, 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.