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The Moon on Monday, February 20, 1939: Waxing Crescent, 1% lit

Waxing · 1.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°

Moon age

1.1days

Moon phase on February 20, 1939Waxing Crescent

Monday 20 February 1939402,550 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 20, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
402,550 km250,133 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1939 is on Sunday, March 5, 1939 at 18:00 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 19, 1939 at 08:28 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 19, 193908:28
First Quarter (after)Monday, February 27, 193903:26

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Monday, February 20, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 1939 to the new moon of March 21, 1939, a cycle of 29.72 days.