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The Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1912: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 5.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°

Moon age

2.3days

Moon phase on February 20, 1912Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 20 February 1912393,989 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 20, 1912, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.0% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
393,989 km244,813 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1912 is on Sunday, March 3, 1912 at 10:42 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 18, 1912 at 05:44 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 18, 191205:44
First Quarter (after)Sunday, February 25, 191219:27

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Tuesday, February 20, 1912 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 1912 to the new moon of March 18, 1912, a cycle of 29.68 days.