The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 1936
Waning Crescent
6.1% 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
5:45 AM
3:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 162
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 198.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.51° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.51° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.