The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2177
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
10:58 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.37° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.24° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.