The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2112
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
11:28 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2339
Events on this date
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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 | 267.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.12° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.18° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.45° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.