The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2074
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
1:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1869
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 | 296.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.85° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.19° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.