The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2086
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
1:28 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2018
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.15° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.48° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.