The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2117
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
9:23 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -10.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.25° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.95° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.