Waxing · 87.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on February 20, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 20, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.8% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
367,628 km228,434 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 20, 1940 is on Friday, February 23, 1940 at 09:56 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 8, 1940 at 07:45 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 16, 1940 | 12:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 23, 1940 | 09:56 |
The Moon around February 20
More about this date
Tuesday, February 20, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 8, 1940 to the new moon of March 9, 1940, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1940, or the whole moon calendar 1940.
- The same date one year apart: 1939 · 1941.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.