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The Moon on Saturday, February 28, 1942: Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit

Waxing · 93.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°

Moon age

13.1days

Moon phase on February 28, 1942Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 28 February 1942391,147 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 28, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.1% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

93.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
391,147 km243,047 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (9°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 28, 1942 is on Tuesday, March 3, 1942 at 00:20 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 15, 1942 at 10:03 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, February 23, 194203:40
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 3, 194200:20

The Moon around February 28

More about this date

Saturday, February 28, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1942 to the new moon of March 16, 1942, a cycle of 29.57 days.