Waning · 78.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
19.7days
Moon phase on February 27, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Friday, February 27, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.5% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.5%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
366,511 km227,739 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1959 is on Monday, February 23, 1959 at 08:54 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 9, 1959 at 10:51 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 23, 1959 | 08:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 2, 1959 | 02:54 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Friday, February 27, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1959 to the new moon of March 9, 1959, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
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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.