The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2170
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
10:48 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3057
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 | 51.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 105.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.06° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.24° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.