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The Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2022: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 6.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 14°

Moon age

2.3days

Moon phase on February 3, 2022Waxing Crescent

Thursday 3 February 2022375,065 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 3, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.9% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
375,065 km233,055 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 3, 2022 is on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 16:57 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 05:46 UTC, 2 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 3

More about this date

Thursday, February 3, 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.