The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2148
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
7:24 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.04° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.21° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| 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.