The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2053
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
8:31 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1610
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 | 24.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / -1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.58° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.69° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.