The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2171
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
7:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 341.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.41° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.