Waxing · 12.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on February 28, 2009Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.6% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
381,833 km237,260 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (21°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 2009 is on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 02:38 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 01:35 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 01:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | 07:46 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 2009 to the new moon of March 26, 2009, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2009, or the whole moon calendar 2009.
- The same date one year apart: 2008 · 2010.
- 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.