The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 1990
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
2:15 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 830
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.07° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.99° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.