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The Moon on Friday, February 27, 2004: Waxing Crescent, 44% lit

Waxing · 44.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°

Moon age

7.1days

Moon phase on February 27, 2004Waxing Crescent

Friday 27 February 2004403,655 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 27, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.1% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

44.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
403,655 km250,820 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 2004 is on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at 23:14 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 20, 2004 at 09:18 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 20, 200409:18
First Quarter (after)Saturday, February 28, 200403:24

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Friday, February 27, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 2004 to the new moon of March 20, 2004, a cycle of 29.56 days.