The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2036
Waning Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
12:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1399
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 | 289.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.77° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.58° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.