Waxing · 51.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°
First Quarter at
08:06UTC
Moon phase on February 27, 2023First Quarter
On Monday, February 27, 2023, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.7% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
396,056 km246,098 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 27, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 07:06 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, February 20, 2023 | 07:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, February 27, 2023 | 08:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 12:41 |
The Moon around February 27
More about this date
Monday, February 27, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 2023 to the new moon of March 21, 2023, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.