The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2178
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
9:23 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3156
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 | 32.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.90° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.