The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2186
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
7:33 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.48° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.57° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.