Waxing · 48.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
First Quarter at
15:01UTC
Moon phase on February 16, 2024First Quarter
On Friday, February 16, 2024, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.8% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
380,002 km236,122 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 2024 is on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 12:31 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 22:59 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, February 9, 2024 | 22:59 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, February 16, 2024 | 15:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 24, 2024 | 12:31 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Friday, February 16, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 2024 to the new moon of March 10, 2024, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
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