The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
2:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2525
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 | 103.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.48° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.17° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.