The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2061
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
8:05 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1709
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 | 19.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.72° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.17° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.