Waxing · 48.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°
First Quarter at
17:12UTC
Moon phase on February 23, 2056First Quarter
On Wednesday, February 23, 2056, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 48.1% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
48.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
401,110 km249,238 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2056 is on Thursday, March 2, 2056 at 00:40 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 2056 at 14:00 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 15, 2056 | 14:00 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, February 23, 2056 | 17:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 2, 2056 | 00:40 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Wednesday, February 23, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2056, or the whole moon calendar 2056.
- The same date one year apart: 2055 · 2057.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.