The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2039
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
3:35 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1436
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.51° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.71° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.