Waning · 20.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 04°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on February 16, 2023Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 20.3% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
20.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
365,222 km226,938 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (4°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 2023 is on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 18:29 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 07:06 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 13, 2023 | 16:01 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, February 20, 2023 | 07:06 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Thursday, February 16, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.