Waning · 41.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on February 5, 2021Waning Crescent
On Friday, February 5, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 41.4% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
41.4%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
370,787 km230,396 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 5, 2021 is on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 19:16 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 19:06 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 4, 2021 | 17:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, February 11, 2021 | 19:06 |
The Moon around February 5
More about this date
Friday, February 5, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 13, 2021 to the new moon of February 11, 2021, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.