The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2174
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 PM
8:51 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3106
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 | 222.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 292.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.40° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.20° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.