Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February1973
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Moonrise
- 12:43
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 6.2 days
- Moonset
- 00:37
- Illumination
- 38%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Day Length
- 16h 42m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Thu | 06:40 | 14:56 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 2 Fri | 07:06 | 16:08 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 3 Sat | 07:28 | 17:24 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 4 Sun | 07:46 | 18:39 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 364239 km |
| Feb 5 Mon | 08:02 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 368890 km |
| Feb 6 Tue | 08:18 | 21:13 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 374523 km |
| Feb 7 Wed | 08:34 | 22:32 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 380674 km |
| Feb 8 Thu | 08:53 | 23:53 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 386848 km |
| Feb 9 Fri | 09:16 | - | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 392576 km |
| Feb 10 Sat | 09:45 | 01:15 | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 397469 km |
| Feb 11 Sun | 10:24 | 02:35 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.3 days | 401253 km |
| Feb 12 Mon | 11:18 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.3 days | 403792 km |
| Feb 13 Tue | 12:25 | 04:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 405087 km |
| Feb 14 Wed | 13:45 | 05:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 405248 km |
| Feb 15 Thu | 15:09 | 06:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 404458 km |
| Feb 16 Fri | 16:32 | 06:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.3 days | 402927 km |
| Feb 17 Sat | 17:54 | 06:53 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 400847 km |
| Feb 18 Sun | 19:13 | 07:11 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 398366 km |
| Feb 19 Mon | 20:28 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.3 days | 395575 km |
| Feb 20 Tue | 21:43 | 07:43 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 392512 km |
| Feb 21 Wed | 22:56 | 08:00 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 389188 km |
| Feb 22 Thu | - | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 385618 km |
| Feb 23 Fri | 00:07 | 08:42 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.3 days | 381846 km |
| Feb 24 Sat | 01:16 | 09:12 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 377975 km |
| Feb 25 Sun | 02:19 | 09:50 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 374169 km |
| Feb 26 Mon | 03:15 | 10:36 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 370651 km |
| Feb 27 Tue | 04:01 | 11:34 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 367680 km |
| Feb 28 Wed | 04:38 | 12:39 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 365525 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.