The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 1942
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
12:44 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 237
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 | 73.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.18° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.51° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| 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.