Waxing · 5.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on November 20, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, November 20, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
394,841 km245,343 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 20, 1971 is on Thursday, December 2, 1971 at 07:48 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 18, 1971 at 01:46 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, November 18, 1971 | 01:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, November 25, 1971 | 16:37 |
The Moon around November 20
More about this date
Saturday, November 20, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 18, 1971 to the new moon of December 17, 1971, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.