The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
6:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 348
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 | 166.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 1.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.29° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.28° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.