Waxing · 13.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on February 28, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 28, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.9% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
363,551 km225,900 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (23°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1971 is on Friday, March 12, 1971 at 02:34 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 09:49 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 25, 1971 | 09:49 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 4, 1971 | 02:01 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Sunday, February 28, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 1971 to the new moon of March 26, 1971, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.