The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2002
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
1:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 979
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.29° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.86° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.