The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
4:47 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2191
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 | 128.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 36.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.88° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.20° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.