The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2057
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
8:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1659
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 | 195.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 326.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 9.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.60° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.93° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.