The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 1930
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
11:53 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.41° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.64° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.