Waxing · 83.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on February 23, 2021Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.3% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
389,267 km241,879 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2021 is on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 08:17 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 19:06 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 19, 2021 | 18:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 08:17 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 2021 to the new moon of March 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.64 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.