The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2058
Waning Crescent
2.4% 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
6:45 AM
4:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1671
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 184.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.98° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.71° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.