The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2096
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
2:33 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2141
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 318.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 208.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -25.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.70° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.92° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.