The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
10:48 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1263
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.06° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.29° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.