The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2158
Waning Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
10:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2908
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 | 262.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.23° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.42° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.