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The Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2013: Waning Gibbous, 92% lit

Waning · 91.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°

Moon age

18.2days

Moon phase on February 28, 2013Waning Gibbous

Thursday 28 February 2013377,077 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 28, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.9% of its visible face lit, 18.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

91.9%Illumination at noon UTC
18.2 dMoon age
377,077 km234,305 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 28, 2013 is on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 20:26 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 19:51 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, February 25, 201320:26
Last Quarter (after)Monday, March 4, 201321:53

The Moon around February 28

More about this date

Thursday, February 28, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 2013 to the new moon of March 11, 2013, a cycle of 29.52 days.