The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
5:39 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1486
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 25.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.12° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.48° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.