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The Moon on Thursday, February 27, 1958: Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit

Waxing · 56.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

8.8days

Moon phase on February 27, 1958Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 27 February 1958388,896 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 27, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.5% of its visible face lit, 8.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

56.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.8 dMoon age
388,896 km241,649 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 1958 is on Wednesday, March 5, 1958 at 18:28 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 18, 1958 at 15:38 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, February 26, 195820:52
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, March 5, 195818:28

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Thursday, February 27, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 1958 to the new moon of March 20, 1958, a cycle of 29.76 days.