The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 1972
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
12:11 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 608
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 | 76.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.86° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.12° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.