Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on February 20, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 20, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
405,303 km251,843 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 20, 1970 is on Saturday, February 21, 1970 at 08:19 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 07:13 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 13, 1970 | 04:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 21, 1970 | 08:19 |
The Moon around February 20
More about this date
Friday, February 20, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 6, 1970 to the new moon of March 7, 1970, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1970, or the whole moon calendar 1970.
- The same date one year apart: 1969 · 1971.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.