The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
2:33 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 373
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 | 101.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.37° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.58° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.