Waning · 89.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on February 27, 1948Waning Gibbous
On Friday, February 27, 1948, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.1% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
368,496 km228,972 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 24, 1948 | 17:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 2, 1948 | 16:36 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Friday, February 27, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 1948 to the new moon of March 10, 1948, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- 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.