Waning · 19.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
25.3days
Moon phase on February 27, 1946Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, February 27, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 19.6% of its visible face lit, 25.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
19.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.3 dMoon age
393,035 km244,221 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1946 is on Saturday, February 16, 1946 at 04:28 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 3, 1946 at 18:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 24, 1946 | 02:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 3, 1946 | 18:02 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Wednesday, February 27, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 2, 1946 to the new moon of March 3, 1946, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1946, or the whole moon calendar 1946.
- The same date one year apart: 1945 · 1947.
- 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.