The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2197
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
10:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3391
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 9.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.75° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.09° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.