The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1952
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
12:31 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 360
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 | 295.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.51° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.19° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| 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.