October 27, 2009 -- the moon was waxing gibbous, almost but not quite full.
On March 27, 2010, the moon phase was a Waning Gibbous, which means it was transitioning from a Full Moon to a Third Quarter Moon. The moon was located in the zodiac sign of Sagittarius on that date.
The end of Daylight Saving Time (a.k.a. Summer Time) in 2013:Albania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAndorra - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAustralia - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 2 AM LHDT, 3 AM AEDT & 3 AM ACDTAustria - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAzerbaijan - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 5 AM AZSTBahamas - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTBelgium - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTBosnia and Hergezovina - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTBrazil - Sat. 16 Feb. @ 11:59:59 PM EBRST & 11:59:59 PM WBRSTBulgaria - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTCanada - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM NDT, 2 AM ADT, 2 AM EDT, 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDTChile - Sat. 27 Apr. @ 11:59:59 PM CLST (mainland)/ 10 PM EASST (Easter Is.)Croatia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTCuba - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 1 AM CUDTCyprus - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTCzech Rep. - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTDenmark (mainland, Faroe Is. & most of Greenland) - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 1 AM UTC (A small part of Greenland switches Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM ADT.)Estonia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTFiji - Sun. 20 Jan. @ 3 AM FJSTFinland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTFrance - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland) & Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM PMDT (St.-Pierre & Miquelon Is.)Germany - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTGreece - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTHaiti - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTHungary - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTIran - Sat. 21 Sep. @ 11:59:59 PM IRDTIreland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM IESTIsrael - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM ILDTItaly - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTKosovo - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTLatvia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTLebanon - Sat. 26 Oct. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTLibya - Fri. 25 Oct. @ 2 AM CESTLiechtenstein - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTLithuania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTLuxembourg - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMacedonia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMalta - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMexico - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDT and Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDTMoldova - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTMonaco - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMontenegro - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMorocco - Sun. 7 July (for Ramadan) & Sun. 29 Sep. @ 3 AM WESTNamibia - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 2 AM WASTNetherlands (mainland) - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTNew Zealand - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 3 AM NZDT/ 3:45 AM CHADTNorway - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland)/ 2 AM WEST (Svalbard)Palestinian Territories - Thu. 26 Sep. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTParaguay - Sat. 23 Mar. @ 11:59:59 PM PYSTPoland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTPortugal - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM WEST (mainland)/ 1 AM AZOST (Azores)Romania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTSamoa - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 4 AM WSDTSan Marino - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSerbia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSlovakia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSlovenia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSpain - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland)/ 2 AM WEST (Canary Is.)Sweden - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSwitzerland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSyria - Thu. 24 Oct. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTTurkey - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTUkraine - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTUnited Kingdom - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM BSTU.K.: Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTU.K.: Bermuda - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM ADTU.K.: Gibraltar - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTU.K.: Turks and Caicos Is. - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTUnited States - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDT, 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT, 2 AM PDT, 2 AM AKDT & 2 AM HADTUruguay - Sun. 10 Mar. @ 2 AM UYSTVatican City - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs as the Moon is waxing, or growing larger, towards the full Moon.
The crescent phase that precedes the new moon phase is called the waxing crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is increasing. The crescent phase that follows the new moon phase is called the waning crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing.
On March 27, 2010, the moon phase was a Waning Gibbous, which means it was transitioning from a Full Moon to a Third Quarter Moon. The moon was located in the zodiac sign of Sagittarius on that date.
The end of Daylight Saving Time (a.k.a. Summer Time) in 2013:Albania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAndorra - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAustralia - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 2 AM LHDT, 3 AM AEDT & 3 AM ACDTAustria - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAzerbaijan - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 5 AM AZSTBahamas - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTBelgium - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTBosnia and Hergezovina - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTBrazil - Sat. 16 Feb. @ 11:59:59 PM EBRST & 11:59:59 PM WBRSTBulgaria - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTCanada - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM NDT, 2 AM ADT, 2 AM EDT, 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDTChile - Sat. 27 Apr. @ 11:59:59 PM CLST (mainland)/ 10 PM EASST (Easter Is.)Croatia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTCuba - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 1 AM CUDTCyprus - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTCzech Rep. - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTDenmark (mainland, Faroe Is. & most of Greenland) - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 1 AM UTC (A small part of Greenland switches Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM ADT.)Estonia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTFiji - Sun. 20 Jan. @ 3 AM FJSTFinland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTFrance - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland) & Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM PMDT (St.-Pierre & Miquelon Is.)Germany - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTGreece - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTHaiti - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTHungary - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTIran - Sat. 21 Sep. @ 11:59:59 PM IRDTIreland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM IESTIsrael - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM ILDTItaly - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTKosovo - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTLatvia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTLebanon - Sat. 26 Oct. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTLibya - Fri. 25 Oct. @ 2 AM CESTLiechtenstein - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTLithuania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTLuxembourg - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMacedonia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMalta - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMexico - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDT and Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDTMoldova - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTMonaco - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMontenegro - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMorocco - Sun. 7 July (for Ramadan) & Sun. 29 Sep. @ 3 AM WESTNamibia - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 2 AM WASTNetherlands (mainland) - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTNew Zealand - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 3 AM NZDT/ 3:45 AM CHADTNorway - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland)/ 2 AM WEST (Svalbard)Palestinian Territories - Thu. 26 Sep. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTParaguay - Sat. 23 Mar. @ 11:59:59 PM PYSTPoland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTPortugal - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM WEST (mainland)/ 1 AM AZOST (Azores)Romania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTSamoa - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 4 AM WSDTSan Marino - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSerbia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSlovakia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSlovenia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSpain - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland)/ 2 AM WEST (Canary Is.)Sweden - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSwitzerland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSyria - Thu. 24 Oct. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTTurkey - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTUkraine - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTUnited Kingdom - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM BSTU.K.: Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTU.K.: Bermuda - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM ADTU.K.: Gibraltar - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTU.K.: Turks and Caicos Is. - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTUnited States - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDT, 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT, 2 AM PDT, 2 AM AKDT & 2 AM HADTUruguay - Sun. 10 Mar. @ 2 AM UYSTVatican City - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST
The end of Daylight Saving Time (a.k.a. Summer Time) in 2013:Albania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAndorra - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAustralia - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 2 AM LHDT, 3 AM AEDT & 3 AM ACDTAustria - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTAzerbaijan - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 5 AM AZSTBahamas - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTBelgium - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTBosnia and Hergezovina - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTBrazil - Sat. 16 Feb. @ 11:59:59 PM EBRST & 11:59:59 PM WBRSTBulgaria - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTCanada - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM NDT, 2 AM ADT, 2 AM EDT, 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDTChile - Sat. 27 Apr. @ 11:59:59 PM CLST (mainland)/ 10 PM EASST (Easter Is.)Croatia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTCuba - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 1 AM CUDTCyprus - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTCzech Rep. - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTDenmark (mainland, Faroe Is. & most of Greenland) - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 1 AM UTC (A small part of Greenland switches Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM ADT.)Estonia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTFiji - Sun. 20 Jan. @ 3 AM FJSTFinland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTFrance - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland) & Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM PMDT (St.-Pierre & Miquelon Is.)Germany - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTGreece - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTHaiti - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTHungary - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTIran - Sat. 21 Sep. @ 11:59:59 PM IRDTIreland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM IESTIsrael - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM ILDTItaly - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTKosovo - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTLatvia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTLebanon - Sat. 26 Oct. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTLibya - Fri. 25 Oct. @ 2 AM CESTLiechtenstein - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTLithuania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTLuxembourg - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMacedonia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMalta - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMexico - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDT and Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT & 2 AM PDTMoldova - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTMonaco - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMontenegro - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTMorocco - Sun. 7 July (for Ramadan) & Sun. 29 Sep. @ 3 AM WESTNamibia - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 2 AM WASTNetherlands (mainland) - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTNew Zealand - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 3 AM NZDT/ 3:45 AM CHADTNorway - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland)/ 2 AM WEST (Svalbard)Palestinian Territories - Thu. 26 Sep. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTParaguay - Sat. 23 Mar. @ 11:59:59 PM PYSTPoland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTPortugal - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM WEST (mainland)/ 1 AM AZOST (Azores)Romania - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTSamoa - Sun. 7 Apr. @ 4 AM WSDTSan Marino - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSerbia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSlovakia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSlovenia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSpain - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST (mainland)/ 2 AM WEST (Canary Is.)Sweden - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSwitzerland - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTSyria - Thu. 24 Oct. @ 11:59:59 PM EESTTurkey - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTUkraine - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTUnited Kingdom - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 2 AM BSTU.K.: Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 4 AM EESTU.K.: Bermuda - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM ADTU.K.: Gibraltar - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CESTU.K.: Turks and Caicos Is. - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDTUnited States - Sun. 3 Nov. @ 2 AM EDT, 2 AM CDT, 2 AM MDT, 2 AM PDT, 2 AM AKDT & 2 AM HADTUruguay - Sun. 10 Mar. @ 2 AM UYSTVatican City - Sun. 27 Oct. @ 3 AM CEST
New Moon.
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
A waxing Moon can be seen when the Moon is larger in the sky, and is moving from the new Moon phase, and into the full Moon phase. A waning Moon is seen when the Moon is visibly smaller in the sky, and is moving from the full Moon phase, and into the new Moon phase.
The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs as the Moon is waxing, or growing larger, towards the full Moon.
New Moon Phase
In the new Moon phase.
New Moon Phase
The moon will be in its first quarter phase a week from tonight after the new moon phase.
The waxing crescent is the first phase after the new moon.