Saturday, February 27, 2016

Saturday February 27, 2016: What phase is the moon in?

If you visit the website Moon Rise & Moon Set Times you will be able to view the rise and set times of the moon for each day.

Today's moonrise will be at 10:30 pm. Moon Set time will be on Sunday morning at 9:31 a.m.

Make sure you include in your post:


  • The time of day/night you made your observation
  • Conditions of the sky (partly cloudy, overcast, clear, foggy, etc.)
  • Any additional observations and details you find important




Remember to post under Name/URL using your First Name Last Initial (example: DeliaL) when you post.

16 comments:

  1. Today is February 27, 2016 at 6:29pm. The sky is clear and I can see the moon. The moon is in the waning gibbous phase.

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    1. I wonder how much longer it will be in the waning gibbous stage! Good work, Matthew!

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    2. I meant to say that it was February 28 at 6:29 am.

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  2. On 2/28/16 at 6:29 I saw the moon. It was clear skies. The phase was a waning gibbous.

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    1. This is a pretty neat way to observe the entire cycle of the moon don't you think? Good job, Noah!

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  3. On the 27th of February, I went to observe the moon at 7:00 A.M. Although the moon was covered with clouds, I know that the moon is in the phase of a waning gibbous.

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    1. Hopefully the next few days we will clearly be able to see the moon. Nice job, Maya!

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  4. Today is 2/28/16 at 7:15 am. When I looked outside for the moon I could not see it because of the clouds. It is supposed to be in the waning gibbous phase.

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    1. I hope this entire cycle is not covered by clouds! Good work, Sam!

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  5. February 27, 2016 8:48 Sunday I looked outside to observed the moon . It was very sunny so I could't see the moon. but,it is a weaning gibbes.

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    1. Good work, Peter! Just check over spelling (*couldn't, *waning). Otherwise, nice job!

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  6. Today is February 27, 2016. I looked out my window at 11:21 and I saw the moon. It was foggy. The moon is in the waning gibbous phase.

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    1. Boy were you up late :)! Glad you got to see it! Now go to sleep! :)

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  7. It was Saturday 9:00. February 27th 2016. You can see the moon it was a Waning Gibbous.

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    1. Nice job, Xiyan! It is pretty cool that you could still see the moon early in the morning!

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  8. Today is February 27, 2016. I looked for the moon at 9:14 but could not see it again. The moon rise and moon set times says it is supposed to be a waning gibbous.

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