Waning · 97.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 21°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on August 27, 1942Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 27, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
375,476 km233,310 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (21°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 1942 is on Wednesday, August 26, 1942 at 03:46 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 10, 1942 at 15:53 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 26, 1942 | 03:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 2, 1942 | 15:42 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Thursday, August 27, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 12, 1942 to the new moon of September 10, 1942, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.