Waning · 72.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on February 28, 2016Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, February 28, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.9% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
72.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
404,379 km251,269 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 01:55 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 22, 2016 | 18:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | 23:11 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Sunday, February 28, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 8, 2016 to the new moon of March 9, 2016, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
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