The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1901
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
8:29 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -270
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / 1.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.36° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.76° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.