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The Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1951: Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit

Waxing · 97.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°

Moon age

14.2days

Moon phase on February 20, 1951Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 20 February 1951391,947 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 20, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
391,947 km243,544 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1951 is on Wednesday, February 21, 1951 at 21:12 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 6, 1951 at 07:54 UTC, 14 days earlier.

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Tuesday, February 20, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 6, 1951 to the new moon of March 7, 1951, a cycle of 29.54 days.