The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2063
Waning Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
11:56 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1733
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 | 288.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.13° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.91° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.