The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2180
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
1:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3180
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 | 301.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.62° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.13° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.