Waxing · 90.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Moon age
11.6days
Moon phase on February 2, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, February 2, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.6% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
405,164 km251,757 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 2, 2023 is on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 18:29 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 20:53 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 15:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 5, 2023 | 18:29 |
The Moon around February 2
More about this date
Thursday, February 2, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 21, 2023 to the new moon of February 20, 2023, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.