The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2044
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
10:43 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.18° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.92° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.