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The Moon on Saturday, February 5, 1927: Waxing Crescent, 14% lit

Waxing · 13.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 29°

Moon age

3.1days

Moon phase on February 5, 1927Waxing Crescent

Saturday 5 February 1927362,753 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 5, 1927, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.9% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

13.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
362,753 km225,404 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (29°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 5, 1927 is on Wednesday, February 16, 1927 at 16:18 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 2, 1927 at 08:54 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, February 2, 192708:54
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 8, 192723:54

The Moon around February 5

More about this date

Saturday, February 5, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 2, 1927 to the new moon of March 3, 1927, a cycle of 29.44 days.