The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2124
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
11:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2488
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 | 62.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.65° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.23° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| 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.