The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2038
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
8:11 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1424
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 9.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.51° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.12° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.