The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1906
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
3:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -209
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.28° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.43° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.