The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 1951
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
7:19 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 348
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.16° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.