The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2071
Waning Gibbous
61.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
10:47 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.6%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 256.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.88° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.10° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.