The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2064
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
10:42 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1746
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.66° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.20° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.