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The Moon on Friday, February 17, 2051: First Quarter, 45% lit

Waxing · 45.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°

First Quarter at

22:17UTC

Moon phase on February 17, 2051First Quarter

Friday 17 February 2051374,530 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 17, 2051, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 45.4% of its visible face lit, 6.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

45.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.2 dMoon age
374,530 km232,722 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2051 is on Saturday, February 25, 2051 at 14:53 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 11, 2051 at 06:41 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, February 11, 205106:41
First Quarter (this day)Friday, February 17, 205122:17
Full Moon (after)Saturday, February 25, 205114:53

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Friday, February 17, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 2051 to the new moon of March 12, 2051, a cycle of 29.42 days.