The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2145
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
5:28 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2747
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -10.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.90° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.82° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.