The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2199
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
1:28 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3415
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 | 299.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.92° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.93° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.