The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2102
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
10:09 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 41.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.82° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.49° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.95° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| 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.