The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Waxing Crescent
12.8% 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
8:48 AM
10:12 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1041
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 | 41.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.50° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.63° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| 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.