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The Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2023: Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit

Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°

Moon age

13.6days

Moon phase on February 4, 2023Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 4 February 2023406,460 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 4, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
406,460 km252,562 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 4, 2023 is on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 18:29 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 20:53 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, January 28, 202315:19
Full Moon (after)Sunday, February 5, 202318:29

The Moon around February 4

More about this date

Saturday, February 4, 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.