The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2166
Waning Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
10:10 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3007
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 | 241.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.76° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.81° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.