The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2026
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 53.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 99.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.20° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.63° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.