Waning · 28.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on February 29, 2000Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, February 29, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.7% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
404,354 km251,254 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 2000 is on Saturday, February 19, 2000 at 16:27 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 6, 2000 at 05:17 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 27, 2000 | 03:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, March 6, 2000 | 05:17 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Tuesday, February 29, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 5, 2000 to the new moon of March 6, 2000, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.