The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2091
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
8:33 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2080
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -2.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.70° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.26° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.