The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2159
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
9:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 29.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 4.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.71° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.