Moon

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 26% illuminated, 5.1 days old, and 17% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to grow. The moon begins to rise slightly later than the sun with each passing night.

Date:February 16, 2021
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:26%
Age:5.1 Days
Longitude:30.4°
Moon Sign:Taurus


The next Full Moon was on Saturday, February 27, 2021 (Snow Moon), and the next New Moon was on Saturday, March 13, 2021.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of February 2021.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Gibbous title=
  • 2Waning Gibbous title=
  • 3Waning Gibbous title=
  • 4Last Quarter title=
  • 5Waning Crescent title=
  • 6Waning Crescent title=
  • 7Waning Crescent title=
  • 8Waning Crescent title=
  • 9Waning Crescent title=
  • 10Waning Crescent title=
  • 11New Moon title=
  • 12Waxing Crescent title=
  • 13Waxing Crescent title=
  • 14Waxing Crescent title=
  • 15Waxing Crescent title=
  • 16Waxing Crescent title=
  • 17Waxing Crescent title=
  • 18Waxing Crescent title=
  • 19First Quarter title=
  • 20Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 21Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 22Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 23Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 24Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 25Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 26Full Moon title=
  • 27Waning Gibbous title=
  • 28Waning Gibbous title=

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