Waxing · 4.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on February 28, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 28, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.7% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
364,068 km226,221 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1979 is on Tuesday, March 13, 1979 at 21:14 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, February 26, 1979 | 16:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, March 5, 1979 | 16:23 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Wednesday, February 28, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 1979 to the new moon of March 28, 1979, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.