Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on February 28, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Monday, February 28, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
406,089 km252,332 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1949 is on Monday, March 14, 1949 at 19:03 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 27, 1949 at 20:55 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 27, 1949 | 20:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 8, 1949 | 00:42 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Monday, February 28, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 27, 1949 to the new moon of March 29, 1949, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.