The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2760
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 54.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.39° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.48° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.36° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.