The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2056
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
11:11 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1647
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.98° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.72° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.