The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 1915
Waxing Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
12:06 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -97
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.61° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.34° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.