The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2028
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
1:48 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 308.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 217.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.24° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.23° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.