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The Moon on Friday, February 28, 2014: Waning Crescent, 1% lit

Waning · 1.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°

Moon age

28.6days

Moon phase on February 28, 2014Waning Crescent

Friday 28 February 2014360,814 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 28, 2014, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.2% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

1.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
360,814 km224,200 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 28, 2014 is on Friday, February 14, 2014 at 23:53 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 08:00 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, February 22, 201417:15
New Moon (after)Saturday, March 1, 201408:00

The Moon around February 28

More about this date

Friday, February 28, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 30, 2014 to the new moon of March 1, 2014, a cycle of 29.43 days.