The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2020
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
4:22 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1201
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 189.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.94° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.09° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.