The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2137
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
6:57 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2649
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.45° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.49° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.