The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 1949
Waning Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
12:12 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 323
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.14° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.44° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.