Waxing · 36.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on February 29, 1944Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, February 29, 1944, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.0% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
380,182 km236,234 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 1944 is on Friday, March 10, 1944 at 00:28 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 24, 1944 at 01:59 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 24, 1944 | 01:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 1, 1944 | 20:40 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Tuesday, February 29, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 24, 1944 to the new moon of March 24, 1944, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.