The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2152
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
7:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 356,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2834
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 341.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.96° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.45° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.