The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2046
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
6:58 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1523
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 351.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 10.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.22° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.