The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2088
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
4:44 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2042
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.86° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.57° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.