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The Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1901: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°

Moon age

1.4days

Moon phase on February 20, 1901Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 20 February 1901362,768 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 20, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
362,768 km225,414 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1901 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1901 at 08:04 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 19, 1901 at 02:45 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 19, 190102:45
First Quarter (after)Monday, February 25, 190118:38

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Wednesday, February 20, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 1901 to the new moon of March 20, 1901, a cycle of 29.42 days.