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The Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2072: Waxing Crescent, 25% lit

Waxing · 25.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°

Moon age

5.4days

Moon phase on February 24, 2072Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 24 February 2072392,573 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 24, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 25.2% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

25.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
392,573 km243,933 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 2072 is on Friday, March 4, 2072 at 15:17 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 19, 2072 at 02:04 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 19, 207202:04
First Quarter (after)Saturday, February 27, 207200:02

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Wednesday, February 24, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 2072 to the new moon of March 19, 2072, a cycle of 29.76 days.