The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2141
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
6:47 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2698
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 351.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.83° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.79° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.