Waning · 16.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on February 28, 2011Waning Crescent
On Monday, February 28, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.9% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
395,862 km245,977 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 2011 is on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 08:36 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 20:46 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 24, 2011 | 23:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 4, 2011 | 20:46 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Monday, February 28, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 2011 to the new moon of March 4, 2011, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.