The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 1955
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
5:30 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 397
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 181.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.38° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.53° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.