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The Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1991: Waxing Crescent, 34% lit

Waxing · 34.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°

Moon age

5.8days

Moon phase on February 20, 1991Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 20 February 1991374,405 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 20, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.0% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

34.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
374,405 km232,645 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 1991 is on Thursday, February 28, 1991 at 18:25 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 14, 1991 at 17:32 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, February 14, 199117:32
First Quarter (after)Thursday, February 21, 199122:58

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Wednesday, February 20, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 14, 1991 to the new moon of March 16, 1991, a cycle of 29.61 days.