The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2053
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
9:34 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1610
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 | 36.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.82° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.49° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.