The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 1970
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
7:29 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 583
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.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:02 AM, is deepest at 3:30 AM and ends at 3:57 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.62° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.