The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
2:54 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1919
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 | 108.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 53.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.64° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.87° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.