The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2131
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
11:45 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2574
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.42° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.25° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.