The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 1952
Waning Crescent
18.7% 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
4:45 AM
1:42 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 360
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 216.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.02° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.38° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.