The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2169
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
12:44 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.50° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.86° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.