The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 1972
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
1:26 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 608
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 25.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.99° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.95° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.