The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 1909
Waxing Crescent
2.6% 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
8:25 AM
7:55 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -171
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.41° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.22° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.