The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 1955
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
4:24 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 397
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 | 335.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 194.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -15.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.22° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.33° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.