The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2042
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
6:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1474
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus 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 | 5.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.69° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.17° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.