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The Moon on Monday, February 20, 1961: Waxing Crescent, 32% lit

Waxing · 31.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°

Moon age

5.2days

Moon phase on February 20, 1961Waxing Crescent

Monday 20 February 1961384,405 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 20, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.6% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

31.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
384,405 km238,858 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1961 is on Thursday, March 2, 1961 at 13:35 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 15, 1961 at 08:10 UTC, 5 days earlier.

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Monday, February 20, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1961 to the new moon of March 16, 1961, a cycle of 29.44 days.