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The Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2018: Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit

Waxing · 91.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°

Moon age

11.6days

Moon phase on February 27, 2018Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 27 February 2018363,932 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.3% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

91.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
363,932 km226,137 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 21:05 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 23, 201808:09
Full Moon (after)Friday, March 2, 201800:51

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 2018 to the new moon of March 17, 2018, a cycle of 29.67 days.