The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1985
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
7:11 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 769
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 | 10.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 152.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.50° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.38° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.