The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2150
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
12:13 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2809
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.11° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.05° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.