The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2068
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
8:28 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1795
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 | 218.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 295.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -8.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.17° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.27° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.