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The Moon on Monday, February 16, 2043: First Quarter, 48% lit

Waxing · 47.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°

First Quarter at

17:00UTC

Moon phase on February 16, 2043First Quarter

Monday 16 February 2043370,709 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 16, 2043, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 47.7% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

47.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
370,709 km230,348 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 2043 is on Monday, February 23, 2043 at 21:58 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 9, 2043 at 21:08 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, February 9, 204321:08
First Quarter (this day)Monday, February 16, 204317:00
Full Moon (after)Monday, February 23, 204321:58

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Monday, February 16, 2043 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 2043 to the new moon of March 11, 2043, a cycle of 29.50 days.