The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 1949
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
11:26 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 323
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 | 278.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.09° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.27° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.