The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1974
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
6:02 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 632
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 | 342.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.24° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.63° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.