The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2041
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
9:54 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1461
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -12.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.89° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.24° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.