Waning · 36.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
23.6days
Moon phase on February 28, 1981Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 28, 1981, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.2% of its visible face lit, 23.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
36.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.6 dMoon age
395,927 km246,017 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1981 is on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at 22:58 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 6, 1981 at 10:31 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, February 27, 1981 | 01:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 6, 1981 | 10:31 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 4, 1981 to the new moon of March 6, 1981, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
- 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.