The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2142
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
1:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 303.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 224.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.59° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.69° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.