The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 1982
Waning Crescent
10.1% 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
5:22 AM
3:07 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 731
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 | 323.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.76° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.47° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.