Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
Full Moon at
18:59UTC
Moon phase on February 28, 1953Full Moon
On Saturday, February 28, 1953, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
406,364 km252,503 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Snow Moon, 406,349 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1953 is on Saturday, February 28, 1953 at 18:59 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 14, 1953 at 01:10 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 20, 1953 | 17:45 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, February 28, 1953 | 18:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 8, 1953 | 18:27 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 14, 1953 to the new moon of March 15, 1953, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.