The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 1977
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
10:04 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 670
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 6.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.81° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.52° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.