The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
5:23 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 76
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 27.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.56° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.92° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.