The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 5.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.38° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.08° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.