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The Moon on Monday, February 28, 1916: Waning Crescent, 27% lit

Waning · 26.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°

Moon age

24.8days

Moon phase on February 28, 1916Waning Crescent

Monday 28 February 1916367,525 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 28, 1916, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.8% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

26.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
367,525 km228,370 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 28, 1916 is on Saturday, February 19, 1916 at 02:28 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 4, 1916 at 03:57 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, February 26, 191609:24
New Moon (after)Saturday, March 4, 191603:57

The Moon around February 28

More about this date

Monday, February 28, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 1916 to the new moon of March 4, 1916, a cycle of 29.49 days.