The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2075
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1882
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 | 66.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.66° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.90° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.