The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2162
Waxing Crescent
34.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.5%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2958
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.87° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.61° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.