The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2047
Waning Crescent
9.3% 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
5:28 AM
3:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1535
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 | 324.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 204.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.64° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.23° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.