The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2135
Waxing Crescent
44.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:46 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2624
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 | 83.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 73.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.20° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.77° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.