The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1968
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
10:40 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 558
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.41° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.90° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.