Waning · 98.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on February 28, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, February 28, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
367,257 km228,203 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 2021 is on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 08:17 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:21 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 08:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 01:30 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Sunday, February 28, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 2021 to the new moon of March 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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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.