The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
1:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2290
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 67.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.09° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.96° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| 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.