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The Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1917: Waning Crescent, 2% lit

Waning · 2.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 13°

Moon age

28.2days

Moon phase on February 20, 1917Waning Crescent

Tuesday 20 February 1917358,046 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 20, 1917, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
358,046 km222,480 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1917 is on Wednesday, February 7, 1917 at 03:28 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 21, 1917 at 18:09 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Thursday, February 15, 191701:53
New Moon (after)Wednesday, February 21, 191718:09

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Tuesday, February 20, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 23, 1917 to the new moon of February 21, 1917, a cycle of 29.44 days.