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The Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2042: Waxing Gibbous, 56% lit

Waxing · 55.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

7.2days

Moon phase on February 27, 2042Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 27 February 2042382,723 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 27, 2042, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 55.7% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

55.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
382,723 km237,813 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 2042 is on Thursday, March 6, 2042 at 20:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 20, 2042 at 07:39 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, February 26, 204223:29
Full Moon (after)Thursday, March 6, 204220:10

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Thursday, February 27, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 2042 to the new moon of March 21, 2042, a cycle of 29.41 days.