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The Moon on Thursday, February 27, 1986: Waning Gibbous, 90% lit

Waning · 89.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°

Moon age

18.5days

Moon phase on February 27, 1986Waning Gibbous

Thursday 27 February 1986370,528 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 27, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 18.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
18.5 dMoon age
370,528 km230,235 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 1986 is on Monday, February 24, 1986 at 15:02 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 10, 1986 at 14:52 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, February 24, 198615:02
Last Quarter (after)Monday, March 3, 198612:17

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Thursday, February 27, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 1986 to the new moon of March 10, 1986, a cycle of 29.58 days.