Waning · 0.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 01°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on February 27, 1987Waning Crescent
On Friday, February 27, 1987, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
366,154 km227,518 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (1°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 1987 is on Friday, February 13, 1987 at 20:58 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 28, 1987 at 00:51 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 21, 1987 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, February 28, 1987 | 00:51 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Friday, February 27, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 29, 1987 to the new moon of February 28, 1987, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1987, or the whole moon calendar 1987.
- The same date one year apart: 1986 · 1988.
- 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.