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The Moon on Thursday, February 20, 1975: Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit

Waxing · 62.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

9.3days

Moon phase on February 20, 1975Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 20 February 1975378,998 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 20, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.5% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

62.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
378,998 km235,499 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1975 is on Wednesday, February 26, 1975 at 01:15 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 11, 1975 at 05:17 UTC, 9 days earlier.

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Thursday, February 20, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 1975 to the new moon of March 12, 1975, a cycle of 29.77 days.