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The Moon on Sunday, February 29, 2004: Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit

Waxing · 62.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Moon age

9.1days

Moon phase on February 29, 2004Waxing Gibbous

Sunday 29 February 2004403,526 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, February 29, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.8% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

62.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
403,526 km250,739 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 29, 2004 is on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at 23:14 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 20, 2004 at 09:18 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, February 28, 200403:24
Full Moon (after)Saturday, March 6, 200423:14

The Moon around February 29

More about this date

Sunday, February 29, 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.