The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 1928
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
5:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 63
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 | 350.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.75° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.19° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.