The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
6:21 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 153.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 13.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.49° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.34° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.