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The Moon on Monday, February 27, 2017: Waxing Crescent, 1% lit

Waxing · 1.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°

Moon age

0.9days

Moon phase on February 27, 2017Waxing Crescent

Monday 27 February 2017375,041 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 27, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 0.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
0.9 dMoon age
375,041 km233,040 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 26, 201714:59
First Quarter (after)Sunday, March 5, 201711:32

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Monday, February 27, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 2017 to the new moon of March 28, 2017, a cycle of 29.50 days.