The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2094
Waxing Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2117
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.92° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.10° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.