The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2123
Waning Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
12:50 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2475
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 | 294.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.90° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.89° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.