The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 1953
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
1:27 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 373
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 25.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.40° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.74° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.