The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2039
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
4:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1436
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 | 342.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.17° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.91° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.