Waxing · 87.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 22°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on October 27, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, October 27, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.4% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
399,224 km248,066 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (22°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1974 is on Thursday, October 31, 1974 at 01:19 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 15, 1974 at 12:25 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 23, 1974 | 01:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 31, 1974 | 01:19 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Sunday, October 27, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 1974 to the new moon of November 14, 1974, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.