The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 1976
Waning Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
10:50 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 657
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 | 261.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.07° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.45° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| 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.