The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 20, 2200
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:08 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3428
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 | 78.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.86° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.17° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.