The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2143
Waxing Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 64.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.27° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.41° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.