The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
5:27 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2896
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 | 140.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 27.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.77° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.98° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.