The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2101
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
10:30 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 250.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.14° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.18° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.