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The Moon on Monday, February 28, 2050: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 50.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°

First Quarter at

11:30UTC

Moon phase on February 28, 2050First Quarter

Monday 28 February 2050390,347 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 28, 2050, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
390,347 km242,550 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 28, 2050 is on Tuesday, March 8, 2050 at 15:23 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 21, 2050 at 15:03 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, February 21, 205015:03
First Quarter (this day)Monday, February 28, 205011:30
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 8, 205015:23

The Moon around February 28

More about this date

Monday, February 28, 2050 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 2050 to the new moon of March 23, 2050, a cycle of 29.40 days.