The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2126
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
5:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.64° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.01° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.