Waning · 79.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on February 27, 1978Waning Gibbous
On Monday, February 27, 1978, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.8% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.8%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
378,977 km235,485 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1978 is on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 01:27 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 9, 1978 at 02:36 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, February 23, 1978 | 01:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 2, 1978 | 08:34 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Monday, February 27, 1978 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1978 to the new moon of March 9, 1978, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1978, or the whole moon calendar 1978.
- The same date one year apart: 1977 · 1979.
- 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.