The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 1924
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:53 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 14
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 | 193.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 328.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 7.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.95° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.65° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.