The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2144
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
7:50 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2735
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 318.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.34° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.02° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.