The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2058
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:30 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1671
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 | 328.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 199.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.06° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.51° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.