Waxing · 36.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
5.5days
Moon phase on February 20, 1972Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 20, 1972, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.3% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
368,928 km229,241 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 20, 1972 is on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 03:12 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 00:29 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 15, 1972 | 00:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 21, 1972 | 17:20 |
The Moon around February 20
More about this date
Sunday, February 20, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1972 to the new moon of March 15, 1972, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1972, or the whole moon calendar 1972.
- The same date one year apart: 1971 · 1973.
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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.