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The Moon on Thursday, February 20, 1947: Waning Crescent, 1% lit

Waning · 0.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 24°

Moon age

29.1days

Moon phase on February 20, 1947Waning Crescent

Thursday 20 February 1947395,983 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 20, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
395,983 km246,053 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Wednesday, February 12, 194721:58
New Moon (after)Friday, February 21, 194702:00

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Thursday, February 20, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 22, 1947 to the new moon of February 21, 1947, a cycle of 29.73 days.