The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 1913
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 PM
7:17 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -122
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.09° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.