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The Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2022: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 00°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on February 2, 2022Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 2 February 2022370,009 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
370,009 km229,913 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (1°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 2, 2022 is on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 16:57 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 05:46 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 1, 202205:46
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 8, 202213:50

The Moon around February 2

More about this date

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 1, 2022 to the new moon of March 2, 2022, a cycle of 29.49 days.