The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2047
Waning Crescent
16.1% 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
4:47 AM
2:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1535
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.71° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.04° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.