The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 1938
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
10:54 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 187
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 253.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.23° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.01° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.