The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2010
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
1:07 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1078
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.02° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.33° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| 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.