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The Moon on Friday, February 26, 2072: Waxing Crescent, 45% lit

Waxing · 44.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°

Moon age

7.4days

Moon phase on February 26, 2072Waxing Crescent

Friday 26 February 2072382,951 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 26, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 44.8% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

44.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
382,951 km237,955 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 26, 2072 is on Friday, March 4, 2072 at 15:17 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 19, 2072 at 02:04 UTC, 7 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 26

More about this date

Friday, February 26, 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.