The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2153
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
3:27 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2846
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 | 329.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 197.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.69° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.17° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.