Waxing · 86.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
11.8days
Moon phase on February 28, 1969Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 28, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.6% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
400,914 km249,116 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1969 is on Tuesday, March 4, 1969 at 05:17 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 16, 1969 at 16:25 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, February 24, 1969 | 04:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 4, 1969 | 05:17 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Friday, February 28, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1969 to the new moon of March 18, 1969, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.