Waxing · 26.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on February 27, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 27, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.5% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
382,597 km237,734 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1974 is on Friday, March 8, 1974 at 10:03 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 22, 1974 at 05:34 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, February 22, 1974 | 05:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 1, 1974 | 18:03 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Wednesday, February 27, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 22, 1974 to the new moon of March 23, 1974, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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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.