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The Moon on Monday, February 27, 2012: Waxing Crescent, 27% lit

Waxing · 26.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on February 27, 2012Waxing Crescent

Monday 27 February 2012404,847 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 27, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.9% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

26.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
404,847 km251,560 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (11°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 21, 201222:35
First Quarter (after)Thursday, March 1, 201201:22

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Monday, February 27, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 2012 to the new moon of March 22, 2012, a cycle of 29.67 days.