The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2056
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 68.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 10.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.84° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.54° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.