Waxing · 53.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
First Quarter at
03:24UTC
Moon phase on February 28, 2004First Quarter
On Saturday, February 28, 2004, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.5% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
404,243 km251,185 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 2004 is on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at 23:14 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 20, 2004 at 09:18 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, February 20, 2004 | 09:18 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, February 28, 2004 | 03:24 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 6, 2004 | 23:14 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 2004 to the new moon of March 20, 2004, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.