The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 1983
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
1:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 744
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.21° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.67° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.