The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2077
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1906
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 199.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -23.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.84° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.30° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.