The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
4:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3131
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 | 130.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 35.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.82° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.32° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| 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.