The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 1981
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
8:51 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 719
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 306.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 23m / 2.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.48° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.01° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.