The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2183
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
4:22 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3217
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 | 334.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 197.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -14.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.50° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.26° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.