The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
6:15 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 158.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.66° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.38° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.