The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 1939
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
8:45 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 200
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 | 26.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.28° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.14° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.