The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2092
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
5:30 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2092
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 21.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.89° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.60° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.