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The Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2056: Waxing Gibbous, 58% lit

Waxing · 57.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°

Moon age

8.9days

Moon phase on February 24, 2056Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 24 February 2056397,360 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 24, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 57.7% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

57.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
397,360 km246,908 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 2056 is on Thursday, March 2, 2056 at 00:40 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 2056 at 14:00 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, February 23, 205617:12
Full Moon (after)Thursday, March 2, 205600:40

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Thursday, February 24, 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.