The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2055
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
1:12 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1634
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.42° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.37° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.