The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 1943
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
8:35 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 249
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:03 AM, is deepest at 1:37 AM and ends at 3:12 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 322.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.93° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.81° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.