Waxing · 4.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on February 28, 1998Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 28, 1998, 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
359,482 km223,372 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1998 is on Friday, March 13, 1998 at 04:34 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 17:26 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 26, 1998 | 17:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 5, 1998 | 08:41 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 1998 to the new moon of March 28, 1998, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1998, or the whole moon calendar 1998.
- The same date one year apart: 1997 · 1999.
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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.