The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2132
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
10:20 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2587
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 | 46.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.57° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.86° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.