The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2076
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
7:59 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1894
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 | 187.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 335.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.88° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.57° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.