The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Last Quarter
45.9% 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
1:57 AM
11:07 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 242.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.82° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.62° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.68° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.