The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2036
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:33 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1399
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 | 300.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.67° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.76° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.