The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 1963
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
3:38 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 496
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 | 328.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.92° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / 0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.85° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.