The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2115
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
2:12 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2376
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 | 315.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.49° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.53° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.