The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 1979
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 694
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.50° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.53° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.