The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2037
Waxing Crescent
25.3% 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
10:09 AM
11:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1412
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 | 60.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.55° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.35° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.