The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 1971
Waning Crescent
27.8% 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
3:49 AM
12:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 595
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 | 296.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.96° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.98° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.