The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2029
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
12:33 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1313
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 | 79.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.02° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.70° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.