Waning · 97.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on February 27, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Monday, February 27, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
373,166 km231,874 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1956 is on Sunday, February 26, 1956 at 01:42 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 12, 1956 at 13:37 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, February 26, 1956 | 01:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 4, 1956 | 11:53 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Monday, February 27, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 1956 to the new moon of March 12, 1956, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1956, or the whole moon calendar 1956.
- The same date one year apart: 1955 · 1957.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.