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The Moon on Saturday, February 20, 1971: Waning Crescent, 30% lit

Waning · 29.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°

Moon age

24.5days

Moon phase on February 20, 1971Waning Crescent

Saturday 20 February 1971379,758 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 20, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.9% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

29.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
379,758 km235,971 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1971 is on Wednesday, February 10, 1971 at 07:42 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 09:49 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Thursday, February 18, 197112:14
New Moon (after)Thursday, February 25, 197109:49

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Saturday, February 20, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 26, 1971 to the new moon of February 25, 1971, a cycle of 29.45 days.