The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2067
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
1:08 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1783
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.07° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.28° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.