The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 1911
Last Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
10:53 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -147
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 252.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.12° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.75° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.66° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.