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The Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2023: Waning Gibbous, 88% lit

Waning · 87.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°

Moon age

18.6days

Moon phase on February 9, 2023Waning Gibbous

Thursday 9 February 2023398,240 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 9, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.6% of its visible face lit, 18.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

87.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.6 dMoon age
398,240 km247,455 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 9, 2023 is on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 18:29 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 07:06 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Sunday, February 5, 202318:29
Last Quarter (after)Monday, February 13, 202316:01

The Moon around February 9

More about this date

Thursday, February 9, 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.