The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1962
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
7:59 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 484
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.1° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.06° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.08° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| 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.