The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 1932
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
7:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.73° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.