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The Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1901: Waxing Gibbous, 68% lit

Waxing · 68.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°

Moon age

8.4days

Moon phase on February 27, 1901Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 27 February 1901381,425 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 27, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.5% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

68.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
381,425 km237,007 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 1901 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1901 at 08:04 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 19, 1901 at 02:45 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, February 25, 190118:38
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 5, 190108:04

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Wednesday, February 27, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 1901 to the new moon of March 20, 1901, a cycle of 29.42 days.