The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2151
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
10:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2822
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.46° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.06° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.