The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 1912
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
9:51 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -134
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 | 39.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.47° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.29° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| 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.