Waning · 41.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
Moon age
23.5days
Moon phase on February 28, 1962Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, February 28, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 41.3% of its visible face lit, 23.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
41.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.5 dMoon age
382,304 km237,553 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (20°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1962 is on Monday, February 19, 1962 at 13:18 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 6, 1962 at 10:31 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 27, 1962 | 15:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 6, 1962 | 10:31 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Wednesday, February 28, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 5, 1962 to the new moon of March 6, 1962, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.