The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 1988
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
10:12 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 806
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 7.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.62° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.42° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.