The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2140
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
9:09 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2686
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 127.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.79° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.53° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.