The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2029
First Quarter
50.9% 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
11:01 AM
1:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1313
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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.22° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.53° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.