The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2172
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
2:25 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 318.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.81° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.78° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.