The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2048
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
1:22 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1548
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.67° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.90° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.