The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2175
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
5:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3118
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 173.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.10° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.92° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.