The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2044
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
11:21 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 279.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.08° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.51° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.09° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.