Skip to content
The Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2021: Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit

Waxing · 56.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°

Moon age

8.7days

Moon phase on February 20, 2021Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 20 February 2021401,687 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 20, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.9% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

56.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
401,687 km249,597 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 20, 2021 is on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 08:17 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 19:06 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 19, 202118:48
Full Moon (after)Saturday, February 27, 202108:17

The Moon around February 20

More about this date

Saturday, February 20, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 2021 to the new moon of March 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.64 days.