The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
7:03 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1053
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:43 PM, is deepest at 10:26 PM and ends at 12:09 AM. Totality lasts from 10:00 PM to 10:51 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.1° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.07° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.08° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.