The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2045
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
11:16 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1511
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 | 53.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.91° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.82° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.