The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1924
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
7:17 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 14
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:18 AM, is deepest at 11:08 AM and ends at 12:58 PM. Totality lasts from 10:19 AM to 11:57 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.27° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.