Waxing · 85.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on February 28, 1988Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, February 28, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.2% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
404,592 km251,402 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1988 is on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 16:01 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 17, 1988 at 15:54 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 24, 1988 | 12:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 3, 1988 | 16:01 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Sunday, February 28, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 1988 to the new moon of March 18, 1988, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1988, or the whole moon calendar 1988.
- The same date one year apart: 1987 · 1989.
- 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.