The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1923
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
10:57 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 6.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.96° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.01° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.