The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2163
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
7:52 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 200.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 318.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.52° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.82° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.