The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 1920
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
8:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -35
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / 1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.03° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.95° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.