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The Moon on Saturday, February 27, 1960: Waxing Crescent, 1% lit

Waxing · 0.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 17°

Moon age

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Moon phase on February 27, 1960Waxing Crescent

Saturday 27 February 1960377,359 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 27, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
377,359 km234,480 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 1960 is on Friday, February 12, 1960 at 17:24 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 26, 1960 at 18:24 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 26, 196018:24
First Quarter (after)Saturday, March 5, 196011:06

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Saturday, February 27, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 1960 to the new moon of March 27, 1960, a cycle of 29.55 days.