Waxing · 13.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
3.2days
Moon phase on February 23, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.9% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
372,565 km231,501 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 07:06 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, February 20, 2023 | 07:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 27, 2023 | 08:06 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Thursday, February 23, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 2023 to the new moon of March 21, 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.