Waxing · 13.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on February 28, 1990Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 28, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.0% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
365,739 km227,260 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1990 is on Sunday, March 11, 1990 at 10:59 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 25, 1990 at 08:55 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 25, 1990 | 08:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 4, 1990 | 02:05 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Wednesday, February 28, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 1990 to the new moon of March 26, 1990, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1990, or the whole moon calendar 1990.
- The same date one year apart: 1989 · 1991.
- 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.