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The Moon on Monday, February 28, 2056: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 91.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°

Moon age

12.9days

Moon phase on February 28, 2056Waxing Gibbous

Monday 28 February 2056375,312 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 28, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 91.7% of its visible face lit, 12.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

91.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.9 dMoon age
375,312 km233,208 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 28, 2056 is on Thursday, March 2, 2056 at 00:40 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 2056 at 14:00 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, February 23, 205617:12
Full Moon (after)Thursday, March 2, 205600:40

The Moon around February 28

More about this date

Monday, February 28, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 2056 to the new moon of March 16, 2056, a cycle of 29.70 days.