Waxing · 28.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on February 29, 2020Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, February 29, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.1% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
401,926 km249,745 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 2020 is on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 17:48 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 15:32 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 23, 2020 | 15:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, March 2, 2020 | 19:58 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Saturday, February 29, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 23, 2020 to the new moon of March 24, 2020, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
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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.