Waxing · 81.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
11.5days
Moon phase on February 28, 1950Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 28, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.6% of its visible face lit, 11.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.5 dMoon age
385,716 km239,673 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1950 is on Saturday, March 4, 1950 at 10:34 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 16, 1950 at 22:53 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 25, 1950 | 01:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 4, 1950 | 10:34 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Tuesday, February 28, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1950 to the new moon of March 18, 1950, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.