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The Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2020: Waxing Gibbous, 82% lit

Waxing · 82.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°

Moon age

11.6days

Moon phase on February 5, 2020Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 5 February 2020381,103 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 82.2% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

82.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
381,103 km236,806 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 5, 2020 is on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 07:33 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 21:42 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, February 2, 202001:42
Full Moon (after)Sunday, February 9, 202007:33

The Moon around February 5

More about this date

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 24, 2020 to the new moon of February 23, 2020, a cycle of 29.74 days.