The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 843
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 | 73.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.33° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.30° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.