The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2048
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1548
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.83° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.07° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.