The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
5:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3032
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 | 146.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 22.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.09° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.71° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.