The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 20, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
5:28 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3267
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 | 145.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 23.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.11° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.91° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.