The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 1946
Waning Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
10:13 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 286
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 | 243.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -9.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.46° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.41° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.