The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2052
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1597
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 | 247.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -12.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.32° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.30° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.