The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 1942
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 237
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 | 62.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.10° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.69° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.