Waning · 28.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 04°
Moon age
24.1days
Moon phase on February 27, 1973Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, February 27, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.5% of its visible face lit, 24.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.5%Illumination at noon UTC
24.1 dMoon age
401,786 km249,658 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 25, 1973 | 03:10 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, March 5, 1973 | 00:08 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Tuesday, February 27, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 1973 to the new moon of March 5, 1973, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.