Waning · 0.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 04°
New Moon at
20:55UTC
Moon phase on February 27, 1949New Moon
On Sunday, February 27, 1949, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
405,117 km251,728 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1949 is on Sunday, February 13, 1949 at 09:08 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 27, 1949 at 20:55 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 20, 1949 | 00:43 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, February 27, 1949 | 20:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 8, 1949 | 00:42 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Sunday, February 27, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 29, 1949 to the new moon of February 27, 1949, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.