The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 1992
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
8:12 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 855
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 | 212.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 302.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / -6.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.19° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.10° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.