The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 1996
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
8:31 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 905
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.72° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.10° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.