Waxing · 96.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on February 28, 1999Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, February 28, 1999, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.5% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
383,687 km238,412 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 1999 is on Tuesday, March 2, 1999 at 06:59 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 06:39 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 23, 1999 | 02:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 2, 1999 | 06:59 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Sunday, February 28, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1999 to the new moon of March 17, 1999, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
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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.