The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1935
Waning Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
7:58 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 150
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 313.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -2.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.48° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.88° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.