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The Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2024: Waxing Gibbous, 59% lit

Waxing · 59.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

7.5days

Moon phase on February 17, 2024Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 17 February 2024385,311 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 17, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 59.3% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

59.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
385,311 km239,421 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2024 is on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 12:31 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 22:59 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 16, 202415:01
Full Moon (after)Saturday, February 24, 202412:31

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Saturday, February 17, 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.