The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
4:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 42.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.79° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.75° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.