The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2049
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
8:13 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1560
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 | 213.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.55° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.49° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.