The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2004
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
7:47 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1004
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / -8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.09° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.57° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.