The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2182
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
8:03 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3205
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -0.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.93° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.62° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.