The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 1941
Waning Crescent
29.1% 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
3:01 AM
1:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 224
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 | 294.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 233.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.67° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.90° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.