The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2133
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
8:18 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2599
Events on this date
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 325.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.90° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.78° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.