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The Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2079: First Quarter, 54% lit

Waxing · 54.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°

First Quarter at

03:11UTC

Moon phase on February 9, 2079First Quarter

Thursday 9 February 2079370,170 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 9, 2079, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 54.3% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

54.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
370,170 km230,013 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 9, 2079 is on Wednesday, February 15, 2079 at 23:45 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 1, 2079 at 23:36 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, February 1, 207923:36
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, February 9, 207903:11
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, February 15, 207923:45

The Moon around February 9

More about this date

Thursday, February 9, 2079 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 1, 2079 to the new moon of March 3, 2079, a cycle of 29.59 days.