The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
5:28 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1956
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 | 139.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 27.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.89° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.85° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.