Waxing · 98.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on February 29, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 29, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
403,456 km250,696 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 1980 is on Saturday, March 1, 1980 at 21:00 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 16, 1980 at 08:51 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 23, 1980 | 00:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 1, 1980 | 21:00 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Friday, February 29, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1980 to the new moon of March 16, 1980, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.