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The Moon on Friday, February 24, 1928: Waxing Crescent, 13% lit

Waxing · 12.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°

Moon age

3.1days

Moon phase on February 24, 1928Waxing Crescent

Friday 24 February 1928366,099 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 24, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.8% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

12.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
366,099 km227,483 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1928 is on Tuesday, March 6, 1928 at 11:27 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 1928 at 09:41 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 21, 192809:41
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 28, 192803:21

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Friday, February 24, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 1928 to the new moon of March 21, 1928, a cycle of 29.45 days.