The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2031
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
5:29 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1337
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 183.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.06° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.36° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.