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The Moon on Wednesday, February 29, 1928: Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit

Waxing · 65.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°

Moon age

8.1days

Moon phase on February 29, 1928Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 29 February 1928375,726 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 29, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.1% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

65.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
375,726 km233,465 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 29, 1928 is on Tuesday, March 6, 1928 at 11:27 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 1928 at 09:41 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 28, 192803:21
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 6, 192811:27

The Moon around February 29

More about this date

Wednesday, February 29, 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.