The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
63.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
2:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2154
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.64° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.07° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.