The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2121
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
10:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2451
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 | 44.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.17° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.15° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.