The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
3:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1684
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 | 117.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 46.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.50° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.50° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.