The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2104
Waning Crescent
35.8% 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
2:47 AM
12:11 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2240
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.84° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.05° / 2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.08° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.