Waning · 2.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on February 28, 1976Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 28, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
398,659 km247,715 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1976 is on Sunday, February 15, 1976 at 16:43 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 29, 1976 at 23:25 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 22, 1976 | 08:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, February 29, 1976 | 23:25 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 31, 1976 to the new moon of February 29, 1976, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1976, or the whole moon calendar 1976.
- The same date one year apart: 1975 · 1977.
- 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.