The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2106
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
8:15 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 211.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 304.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / -4.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.11° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.56° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.