Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
New Moon at
00:31UTC
Moon phase on February 28, 2006New Moon
On Tuesday, February 28, 2006, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
357,300 km222,016 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 2006 is on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 23:36 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 00:31 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | 07:17 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | 00:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, March 6, 2006 | 20:16 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 28, 2006 to the new moon of March 29, 2006, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2006, or the whole moon calendar 2006.
- The same date one year apart: 2005 · 2007.
- 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.