The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2035
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1387
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 | 171.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 356.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.39° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.73° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.