The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2034
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
9:40 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1375
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 3.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.06° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.30° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.