The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
6:20 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1016
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 14.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.51° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.74° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.