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The Moon on Thursday, February 17, 2056: Waxing Crescent, 4% lit

Waxing · 3.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°

Moon age

1.9days

Moon phase on February 17, 2056Waxing Crescent

Thursday 17 February 2056399,467 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 17, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 3.7% of its visible face lit, 1.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

3.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.9 dMoon age
399,467 km248,217 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2056 is on Thursday, March 2, 2056 at 00:40 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 2056 at 14:00 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 15, 205614:00
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 23, 205617:12

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Thursday, February 17, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 2056 to the new moon of March 16, 2056, a cycle of 29.70 days.