The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1917
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
5:13 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -73
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 184.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.64° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.91° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.