The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2052
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
10:50 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1597
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.14° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.46° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.