The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2139
Waning Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
9:56 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2673
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 | 254.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.66° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.61° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.