Waxing · 52.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 06°
First Quarter at
05:54UTC
Moon phase on October 27, 1971First Quarter
On Wednesday, October 27, 1971, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.9% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
379,339 km235,710 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (7°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1971 is on Tuesday, November 2, 1971 at 21:20 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 19, 1971 at 07:59 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 19, 1971 | 07:59 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, October 27, 1971 | 05:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, November 2, 1971 | 21:20 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Wednesday, October 27, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 19, 1971 to the new moon of November 18, 1971, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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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.