Waxing · 75.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on February 20, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 20, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.7% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
367,747 km228,507 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 20, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 10, 1948 at 03:02 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 18, 1948 | 01:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 24, 1948 | 17:16 |
The Moon around February 20
More about this date
Friday, February 20, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 1948 to the new moon of March 10, 1948, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- 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.