The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2026
Waxing Crescent
11.9% 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
8:42 AM
10:03 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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Saturn and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 114.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.26° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.82° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.