Waxing · 89.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on February 28, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.5% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
373,509 km232,088 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 28, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:01 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 12:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 11:38 |
The Moon around February 28
More about this date
Saturday, February 28, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 2026 to the new moon of March 19, 2026, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.