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The Moon on Saturday, February 27, 1999: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 91.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°

Moon age

11.2days

Moon phase on February 27, 1999Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 27 February 1999380,535 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 27, 1999, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.6% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

91.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
380,535 km236,454 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 1999 is on Tuesday, March 2, 1999 at 06:59 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 06:39 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 23, 199902:43
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 2, 199906:59

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Saturday, February 27, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1999 to the new moon of March 17, 1999, a cycle of 29.51 days.